After a long wait of almost six months the cricketers have something to cheer about as the new players’ recruitment programme of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) is going to take place as per schedule at the Ruposhi Bangla hotel today. However, the starting date of the league has been pushed back seven days to September 10.
This is the first time in DPL’s history that the league will be adopting the players’ recruitment system. The new system will see the top flight clubs seeded for the lottery according to their 2011-12 standing who will then choose players from each category turn by turn.
The new process will allow each club to grab maximum two players from the A category, two from B+, four from B, three from C while four players can be registered from the categories D and E.
The players will be chosen in 15 rounds in which 11 rounds will be occupied for categories A to D and four rounds for category E. Meanwhile for the four players of category A+, the first four clubs coming up from the lottery will get the golden opportunity to rope in a superstar from Shakib al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Nasir Hossain and Mushfiqur Rahim, but if any club is not interested in purchasing from the top category it will open the door for another club.
The clubs will not be allowed to pass their turn and it is mandatory for each club to recruit at least 11 players from categories A to D. the four rounds of the last category will only begin after the completion of the above categories.
However, it is mandatory for all clubs to recruit at least one player from category E while they are allowed maximum four players from this category.
The cricketers not picked by any side will be considered as a free player and can be registered by any club while the cricketers who are not included in the list will also go through the same process.
In the case of board calling up any player for national duty or any other reason the clubs will be allowed to register a replacement where the payments will be made on a pro–rata basis.
The new system carries the chances of creating confusions among the clubs for which the board will select a commissioner who will be present during the ceremony to sort any misunderstandings.
