BPL: Shakib to lead Rangpur, Mushfiq Sylhet, Tamim Ctg

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan announced the commencement of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2015 Players Draft today morning.

The icon players in this year’s BPL, namely Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah Riyad and Mashrafe bin Mortaza have all been chosen by the respective teams in the competition, reported Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Here is the list of Icon Players with their new teams:

Dhaka Dynamite got Nasir Hossain

Sylhet Superstars picked Mushfiqur Rahim

Chittagong Vikings chose the home-boy Tamim Iqbal

Barisal Bulls will have the services of Mahmudullah Riyad

Comilla Victorians selected Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza

Rangpur Riders roped in Shakib Al Hasan

The third edition of the Bangladesh Premier League is going to start from November 22nd this year with six teams - Dhaka Dynamites, Chittagong Vikings, Rangpur Riders, Comilla Victorians, Barisal Bulls and Sylhet Superstars.

Below is the list of players who have been selected in the BPL 2015 draft pick today:

1: 50 PM: Left-arm spinner Sajedul Islam goes to Barisal Bulls.

1: 50 PM: Abu Sayem Chowdhury goes to Sylhet Superstars. 

1: 48 PM: The 'local-boy' Nafees Iqbal Khan stays in his hometown team-Chittagong Vikings.

1: 47 PM: Dhiman Ghosh goes to Comilla Victorians.

1: 42 PM: Lahiru Thirimanne from Sri-Lanka will be a Comilla Victorian player in BPL 2015.

1: 40 PM: Abu Haider Rony will play for Comilla Victorians.

1: 37 PM: Asif Ahmed Ratul will play for Chittagong Vikings in BPL 2015.

1: 36 PM: Mohammad Sharifullah goes to Barisal Bulls.

1: 35 PM: Russell Al Mamun is taken in by Rangpur Riders.

1: 34 PM: Abul Hasan and Irfan Sukkur both will play for the Dhaka Dynamites.

1: 34 PM: Murad Khan goes to Rangpur Riders.

1: 33 PM: Rony Talukder has been taken in by Barisal Bulls.

1: 32 PM: Shafiul Islam will play for Chittagong Vikings.

1: 31 PM: Nazmul Hasan Milon will play for Sylhet Superstars.

1: 31 PM: Naeem Islam jnr. goes in to Comilla Victorians.

1: 25 PM: Shahzaib Hasan is now Dhaka Dynamite's player.

1: 25 PM: The 'T20 Hotcake' Andre Russell will play for Comilla Victorians.

1: 25 PM: Pakistan speedstar Wahab Riaz is now a Rider, will play for Rangpur Riders.

1: 23 PM: Imad Wasim from Pakistan will play for Barisal Bulls.

1: 23 PM: South African left-arm spinner Robin Peterson is taken in by Chittagong Vikings.

1: 22 PM: Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanveer goes to Sylhet Superstars.

1: 17 PM: Batsman Nadif Chowdhury will play for Barisal Bulls.

1: 16 PM: Dhaka Dynamites takes in left-arm spinner Nabil Samad.

1: 16 PM: Abu Zayed Chowdhury has been taken in by Rangpur Riders.

1: 15 PM: Junaid Siddique is now a Sylhet Superstar.

1: 14 PM: All-rounder Mahmudul Hasan will play for Comilla Victorians.

1: 13 PM: Batsman Yasir Ali Chowdhury goes to Chittagong Vikings as well.

1: 11 PM: Enamul Haque jnr. will play for Chittagong Vikings.

1: 11 PM: All-rounder Ariful Haque has been picked by Comilla Victorians.

1: 10 PM: Jahurul Islam goes to Rangpur Riders.

1: 09 PM: Mehedi Maruf for Barisal Bulls.

1: 09 PM: Farhad Reza will play for Dhaka Dynamites.

1: 07 PM: Pakistan paceman Mohammad Sami will be playing for Barisal Bulls.

1: 06 PM: David Mallan of England has been taken in by Dhaka Dynamites.

1: 05 PM: Sri-Lankan paceman Nuwan Kulasekera goes to Comilla Victorians.

1: 05 PM: Afghan skipper Mohammad Nabi has been taken in by Rangpur Riders.

1: 04 PM: Chittagong Vikings takes in the dangerous off-spinner from Pakistan-Saeed Ajmal.

1: 03 PM: And straightaway, Joshua Cobb gets his team, Sylhet Superstars.

12: 59 PM: English batsman Joshua Cobb is added back to the foreign list.

12: 40 PM: Saklain Sajib will play for Rangpur Riders.

12: 39 PM: Shykat Ali is taken in by Dhaka Dynamites.

12: 38 PM: Barisal Bulls picks the 'local-boy' Shahriar Nafees Ahmed.

12: 37 PM: The upcoming pace-star, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, will be playing for Comilla Victorians.

12: 37 PM: Naeem Islam is picked by Chittagong Vikings.

12: 36 PM: Mohammad Shahid goes to Sylhet Superstars too.

12: 35 PM: The batsman from Khulna, Nurul Hasan, goes to Sylhet Superstars.

12: 34 PM: Elias Sunny is picked by Chittagong Vikings.

12: 33 PM: The leading wicket taker in NCL 2015 at the moment, Sanzamul Islam has been taken in by Comilla Victorians.

12: 33 PM: From the bowler category, Taijul Islam goes to Barisal Bulls.

12: 32 PM: Batsman Shamsur Rahman has been picked by Dhaka Dynamites.

12: 31 PM: All-rounder Muktar Ali goes to Rangpur Riders.

12: 23 PM: Another all rounder from the foreign category, and a Sri-Lankan too, Sekkuge Prasanna, goes to Barisal Bulls.

12: 23 PM: All rounder Darren Stevens from England goes to Comilla Victorians.

12: 22 PM: Sohail Khan from Pakistan has been picked by Dhaka Dynamites.

12: 22 PM: Another Sri-Lankan, Jeevan Mendis, goes to Chittagong Vikings.

12: 21 PM: Sri-Lankan spinner Sachitra Senanayake will be playing for Rangpur Riders.

12: 21 PM: The all-rounder from England, Chris Jordan, goes to Sylhet Superstars.

11: 56 AM: The wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Mithun goes to Rangpur Riders.

11: 55 AM: The T20 Specialist Ziaur Rahman has been picked by Chittagong Vikings.

11: 55 AM: Shohag Gazi has been taken in by Barisal Bulls.

11: 55 AM: The young and marvelously talented Mosaddek Hossain Saikat goes to Dhaka Dynamites.

11: 54 AM: The veteran left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak goes to Sylhet Superstars.

11: 53 AM: Shuvagata Hom goes to Comilla Victorians as well.

11: 53 AM: Comilla Victorians have chosen Imrul Kayes from the Batsman Category.

11: 51 AM: Mominul Haque goes to Sylhet Superstars.

11: 51 AM: Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain Rubel from the spinner category has been called in by Dhaka Dynamites.

11: 50 AM: Al-Amin Hossain goes to Barisal Bulls.

11: 49 AM: Rangpur Riders chooses Arafat Sunny from the spinner category.

11: 40 AM: Sylhet Superstars picks Rubel Hossain. 

11: 37 AM: Liton Kumar Das has been called in by Comilla Victorians.

11: 37 AM: Barisal Bulls takes in Sabbir Rahman.

11: 35 AM: Anamul Haque is selected by Chittagong Vikings.

11: 35 AM: Dhaka Dynamites calls for Mustafizur Rahman.

11: 35 AM: Soumya Sarkar has been picked by Rangpur Riders.