BPL T20 2017 players' draft: As it happened

The players’ draft of the fifth edition of the BPL T20 was held at a city hotel on Saturday. BPL governing council member secretary Ismail Haider Mallick started off proceedings by giving the opening speech where he said, "As you know already, this year's BPL will begin on November 3 in Sylhet. The franchises have each registered their list of four local retainees. To add to that, the services of 70 (69) foreigners have been confirmed." He added, "In the draft, the franchises must pick two foreigners and seven locals. A franchise can also recruit more local or foreign cricketers if they desire. When the tournament begins, a franchise can play maximum five foreigners in the starting XI, and a minimum of two overseas players." The highlight of the first round was the signing of paceman Mustafizur Rahman, picked up by Rajshahi Kings, who got to call first. The draft was conducted by Mahbub Anam, senior vice president of the BCB. BPL GC chairman Afzalur Rahman Sinha brought the curtains down on the draft ceremony with his concluding speech.  Special pick (foreign)Rangpur Riders - Zaheer Khan (Afghanistan)  Fifth round (local, chronologically)Chittagong Vikings (Call 1 and 7) - Yasir ArafatRajshahi Kings (Call 2 and 6) - Kazi AnikSylhet Sixers (Call 3 and 5) - Mohammad SharifullahRangpur Riders (Call 4 and 4) - Elias Sunny and Nahidul IslamDhaka Dynamites (Call 5 and 3) - Nur Alam SaddamComilla Victorians (Call 6 and 2) - Raqibul HasanKhulna Titans (Call 7 and 1) - Dhiman Ghosh and Saif Hasan  Fourth round (local, chronologically)Rajshahi Kings (Call 1 and 7) - Hossain Ali and Naeem Islam JrKhulna Titans (Call 2 and 6) - Imran Ali and Muktar AliChittagong Vikings (Call 3 and 5) - Irfan Sukkur and Nayeem HasanDhaka Dynamites (Call 4 and 4) - Syed Khaled Ahmed and Shadman IslamComilla Victorians (Call 5 and 3) - Mehedi Hasan Rana and Enamul HaqueRangpur Riders (Call 6 and 2) - Abdur Razzak and Ebadat HossainSylhet Sixers (Call 7 and 1) - Mohammad Sharif and Imtiaz Hossain  Third round (foreign, chronologically) Rajshahi Kings (Call 1 and 7) - Usama Mir (Pakistan) and Raza Ali Dar (Pakistan)Dhaka Dynamites (Call 2 and 6) - Joe Denly (England) and Aqil Hossain (West Indies)Chittagong Vikings (Call 3 and 5) - Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan) and Luis Reece (England)Comilla Victorians (Call 4 and 4) - Solomon Mire (Zimbabwe) and Rumman Raees (Pakistan)Khulna Titans (Call 5 and 3) - Shehan Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) and Jofra Archer (West Indies)Rangpur Riders (Call 6 and 2) - Sam Hain (England) and Samiullah Shenwari (Afghanistan)Sylhet Sixers (Call 7 and 1) - Chaturanga de Silva (Sri Lanka) and Ghulam Mudassar Khan (Pakistan)  Second round (local, chronologically)Sylhet Sixers (Call 1 and 7) - Kamrul Islam Rabbi and Nabil SamadRangpur Riders (Call 2 and 6) - Ziaur Rahman and Fazley RabbiDhaka Dynamites (Call 3 and 5) - Nadif Chowdhury and Saqlain SajibRajshahi Kings (Call 4 and 4) - Nihaduzzaman and Rony TalukdarKhulna Titans (Call 5 and 3) - Afif Hossain and Yasir Ali ChowdhuryChittagong Vikings (Call 6 and 2) - Alauddin Babu and Tanbir HayderComilla Victorians (Call 7 and 1) - Alok Kapali and Mehedi Hasan  First round (local, chronologically)Rajshahi Kings (Call 1 and 7) - Mustafizur Rahman and Zakir HasanDhaka Dynamites (Call 2 and 6) - Abu Haider Rony and Jahurul Islam OmiKhulna Titans (Call 3 and 5) - Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Abu Jayed Chowdhury RahiRangpur Riders (Call 4 and 4) - Shahriar Nafees and Nazmul Islam ApuComilla Victorians (Call 5 and 3) - Al Amin Hossain and Arafat SunnyChittagong Vikings (Call 6 and 2) - Sanjamul Islam and Al AminSylhet Sixers (Call 7 and 1) - Abul Hasan and Shuvagata Hom  Dhaka DynamitesIcon: Shakib al HasanLocal retains: Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Shahid and Mehedi MarufForeigners (outside players’ draft): Kumar Sangakkara, Shane Watson, Shahid Afridi, Mohammed Amir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Evin Lewis, Kevon Cooper, Ronsford Beaton, Sunil Narine, Rovman Powell, Cameron Delport and Graeme CremerLocals picked in players' draft: Abu Haider Rony, Jahurul Islam Omi, Nadif Chowdhury, Saqlain Sajib, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Nur Alam Saddam and Shadman IslamForeigners selected in players' draft: Joe Denly and Aqil Hossain Khulna TitansIcon: MahmudullahLocal retains: Shafiul Islam, Mosharraf Hossain and Ariful HaqueForeigners (outside players’ draft): Junaid Khan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Seekkuge Prasanna, Benny Howell, Dawid Malan, Rilee Rossouw, Kyle Abbott, Chris Lynn, Carlos Brathwaite and Chadwick WaltonLocals picked in players' draft: Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Imran Ali, Dhiman Ghosh, Saif Hasan and Muktar AliForeigners selected in players' draft: Shehan Jayasuriya and Jofra Archer  Comilla VictoriansIcon: Tamim IqbalLocal retains: Imrul Kayes, Liton Das and SaifuddinForeigners (outside players’ draft): Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Jos Buttler, Hasan Ali, Fahim Ashraf, Imran Khan Jr, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Nabi and Rashid KhanLocals picked in players' draft: Al Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Alok Kapali, Mehedi Hasan, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Raqibul Hasan and Enamul HaqueForeigners selected in players' draft: Solomon Mire and Rumman Raees Chittagong VikingsIcon: Soumya SarkarLocal retains: Anamul Haque, Taskin Ahmed and Subashish RoyForeigners (outside players’ draft): Luke Ronchi, Liam Dawson, Jeevan Mendis, Jermaine Blackwood and Sikandar RazaLocals picked in players' draft: Sanjamul Islam, Al Amin, Alauddin Babu, Tanbir Hayder, Irfan Sukkur, Yasir Arafat and Nayeem HasanForeigners selected in players' draft: Najibullah Zadran and Luis Reece Rangpur RidersIcon: Mashrafe bin MortazaLocal retains: Mohammad Mithun, Rubel Hossain and Sohag GaziForeigners (outside players’ draft): Ravi Bopara, David Willey, Samuel Badree, Johnson Charles, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera, Adam Lyth and Chris GayleLocals picked in players' draft: Shahriar Nafees, Nazmul Islam Apu, Ziaur Rahman, Fazley Rabbi, Abdur Razzak, Elias Sunny, Nahidul Islam and Ebadat HossainForeigners selected in players' draft: Sam Hain, Zaheer Khan and Samiullah Shenwari Sylhet SixersIcon: Sabbir RahmanLocals picked: Nasir Hossain, Taijul Islam and Nurul HasanForeigners (outside players’ draft): Dasun Shanaka, Wanidu Hasaranga, Liam Plunkett, Ross Whiteley, Usman Khan Shinwari, Babar Azam, Andre Fletcher, Krishmar Santokie, Andre McCarthy and Davy JacobsLocals picked in players' draft: Abul Hasan, Shuvagata Hom, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Nabil Samad, Mohammad Sharif, Mohammad Sharifullah and Imtiaz HossainForeigners selected in players' draft: Chaturanga de Silva and Ghulam Mudassar Khan Rajshahi KingsIcon: Mushfiqur RahimLocal retains: Mominul Haque, Farhad Reza and Mehedi Hasan MirazForeigners (outside players’ draft): Luke Wright, Kesrick Williams, Lendl Simmons, Darren Sammy, Malcom Waller, Samit Patel, Mohammad Sami and James FranklinLocals picked in players' draft: Mustafizur Rahman, Zakir Hasan, Nihaduzzaman, Rony Talukdar, Hossain Ali, Kazi Anik and Naeem Islam JrForeigners selected in players' draft: Usama Mir and Raza Ali Dar