Rajshahi Kings in 2016
| 2016 Bangladesh Premier League season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Sarwar Imran | ||
| Captain | Darren Sammy | ||
| Ground(s) | Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium | ||
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The Rajshahi Kings are a franchise cricket team based in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, which plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). They are one of the seven teams that competed in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League. The team was being captained by Darren Sammy.
Player draft
[edit]The 2016 BPL draft was held on 30 September.[1] Prior to the draft, the seven clubs signed 38 foreign players to contracts and each existing franchise was able to retain two home-grown players from the 2015 season.[2] A total 301 players participated in the draft, including 133 local and 168 foreign players. 85 players were selected in the draft.[3]
Player transfers
[edit]Prior to the 2016 draft, a number of high-profile players moved teams. These included transfers between competing teams and due to the suspension of the Sylhet Super Stars and the introduction of two new teams, Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings.[4]
Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka Dynamites (C) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.912 |
| 2 | Khulna Titans (3) | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | −0.215 |
| 3 | Chittagong Vikings (4) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.233 |
| 4 | Rajshahi Kings (R) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.208 |
| 5 | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −0.106 |
| 6 | Comilla Victorians | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | −0.345 |
| 7 | Barisal Bulls | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | −0.688 |
- The top four teams qualified for playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier
- advanced to the Eliminator
Squad
[edit]| Name | Nationality | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Upul Tharanga |  Sri Lanka |
Left-handed | – | |||
| Sabbir Rahman |  Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Legbreak | |||
| Mominul Haque | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Raqibul Hasan | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||
| Rony Talukdar | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm slow-medium | |||
| Salman Hossain | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Darren Sammy |  West Indies |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Captain | ||
| Milinda Siriwardana | Sri Lanka |
Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| James Franklin |  New Zealand |
Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |||
| Farhad Reza | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |||
| Afif Hossain | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |||
| Samit Patel |  England |
Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Nurul Hasan | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | – | |||
| Umar Akmal |  Pakistan |
Right-handed | – | |||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Mohammad Sami | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |||
| Kesrick Williams | West Indies |
Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |||
| Abul Hasan | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
| Nazmul Islam Opu | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | slow left arm orthodox | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Franchises shape up squad in BPL players' draft". Dhaka Tribune. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Big fish Gayle scooped up by Chittagong". Dhaka Tribune. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Eighty-five players picked in BPL 2016–17 draft". ESPNcricinfo. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Gayle to play for Chittagong Vikings in BPL 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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