Defending champions Fortune Barishal roped in Bangladesh national team captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto in the players’ draft of the 11th edition of Bangladesh Premier League at a local hotel in the capital Monday.
Durbar Rajshahi picked Taskin Ahmed in the first call while Liton Das and Mahmudullah were recruited by Dhaka Capitals and Barishal respectively in the players' draft.
Veteran pacer Mashrafe bin Mortaza was bought by Sylhet Strikers while leg-spinner Rishad Hossain went to Barishal.
The seven franchises participating in the players' draft have all finalized their squads.
Earlier, the franchises also included several cricketers through players retention and direct signing.
Let's take a look at the squads of all seven teams:
Dhaka Capitals:
Direct signing: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Mustafizur Rahman and Stephen Eskinazi (Australia/UK).
From the draft: Liton Das, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Abu Jayed Chowdhury, Mukidul Islam Mugdho, Saim Ayub (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 Talukdar, Mashrafe bin Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Rahkeem Cornwall (West Indies), Samiullah Shinwari (Afghanistan), Ruel Miah, Ariful Haque, Nihaduzzaman, Nahidul Islam and Reece 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, Graham Clarke (England), Thomas O'Connell (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, Jishan Alam, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Sabbir Hossain, Saad Nasim (Pakistan), Lahiru Samarakoon (Sri Lanka), Sanjamul Islam, SM Mehrob Hossain, Akbar Ali, Hasan Murad, Shafiul Islam and 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 Jahandad (Pakistan).
Retained: Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim.
From the draft: Mahmudullah, Tanvir Islam, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Ripon Mondal, James Fuller (England), Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka), Ebadot Hossain, Nayeem Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taijul Islam, Nandre Burger (South Africa), Shohidul Islam and Ariful Islam
Rangpur Riders:
Direct signing: Saifuddin, Khushdil Shah (Pakistan), Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan), Alex Hales (England), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan).
Retained: Nurul Hasan Sohan and Mahedi Hasan.
From the draft: Nahid Rana, Saif Hasan, 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: Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Oshane Thomas (West Indies), Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan).
Retained: Afif Hossain and Nasum Ahmed.
From the draft: Hasan Mahmud, Mohammad Naim, Imrul Kayes, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Muhammad Hasnain (Pakistan), Lewis Gregory (England), Abu Haider Rony, Ziaur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabbi, Mahmudul Hasan Joy.