DHAKA, Oct 14, 2024 (BSS)--The players draft of the 11th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was held today at a local hotel in the capital. The seven franchises participating in the Players' Draft have finalized their squads. Earlier, the franchises have also included several cricketers through players retention and direct signing. Let's take a look at how this BPL team fared overall.

  Dhaka Capitals: Direct signing: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Mustafizur Rahman and Stephen Eskenzai.

  From the draft: Liton Das, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Abu Zayed Chowdhury, Mukidul Islam Mugdha, Saim Ayyub (Pakistan), Amir Hamza Hotak (Afghanistan), Sabbir Rahman, Munim Shahriar, Asif Hasan Mitul and Shahadat Hossain Dipu.

  Sylhet Strikers: Direct Signing: Jaker Ali Anik. Retained: Zakir Hasan and Tanzim Hasan Sakib. From the draft: Rony Talukder, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Al-Amin Hussain, Arafat Sani, Rahkeem Cornwall (West Indies), Samiullah Shenwari (Afghanistan), Ruel Miah, Ariful Haque, Nihaduzzaman, Nahidul Islam and Ricce Topley (England).

   Chittagong Kings: Direct Signing: Shakib Al Hasan and Shoriful Islam, Binura Fernando (Sri Lanka), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), Moeen Ali (England), Usman Khan (Pakistan) and Mohammad Wasim Jr (Pakistan).

   From the draft: Shamim Hossain Patwari, Parvez Hossain Emon, Khaled Ahmed, Aliss Al Islam, Graeme Clarke (England), Thomas O'Cornell (Australia), Mohammad Mithun, Naeem Islam, Maruf Mridha, Rahatul Ferdous Javed, Sheikh Parvez Jibon and Marshall Ayub.

  Durbar Rajshahi: Direct Signing: Anamul Haque Bijoy. From the draft: Taskin Ahmed, Jisan Alam, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Sabbir Hossain, Saad Nasim (Pakistan), Lahiru Samarakun (Sri Lanka), Sanjamul Islam, SM Mehrob Hossain, Akbar Ali, Hasan Murad, Shafiul Islam Suhas and Mohr Sheikh Antar.

  Fortune Barisal: Direct Signing: Towhid Hridoy, Dawid Malan (England), David Miller (South Africa), Kyle Mayers (West Indies), Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan), Mohammad Ali (Pakistan) and Khan Jahanbad (Pakistan).

  Retained: Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim.

  From the draft: Mahmudullah Riyad, Tanvir Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Ripon Mondal, James Fuller (England), Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka), Ebadot Hossain, Naeem Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taijul Islam, Nadre Burger (South Africa), Shohidul Islam and Ariful Islam

  Rangpur Riders: Direct Signing: Mohammad Saifuddin, Khushdil Shah (Pakistan), Iftekhar Ahmed (Pakistan), Alex Hales (England), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan).

  Retained: Nurul Hasan Sohan and Mahedi Hasan.

  From the draft: Nahid Rana, Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Rakibul Hasan, Akif Javed (Pakistan), Curtis Campher (Ireland), Rejaur Rahman Raja, Irfan Sukkur, Kamrul Islam Rabbi and Tawfiq Khan Tushar.

  Khulna Tigers: Direct Signing: Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Oshan Thomas (West Indies), Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan). Retained: Afif Hossain and Nasum Ahmed. From the draft: Hasan Mahmud, Naim Sheikh, Imrul Kayes, Mahidul Islam Ankan, Mohammad Hasnain (Pakistan), Lewis Gregory (England), Abu Haider Rony, Ziaur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabbi, Mahmudul Hasan Joy.