Bangladesh Premier League: Which are the Current Teams of the League?

The BPL is widely recognised as one of Bangladesh’s three professional cricket leagues, which ranks 16th in terms of global television viewership. This is considered to be a professional T20 cricket competition with seven franchises. Every side is said to compete against each other during the league stage twice throughout the winter season. According to reports, the top four teams in the regular season advance to the playoffs, which include a single-elimination game, two qualifying games, and a championship game between the winners of Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2.

Present Teams of the League:

As the league comprises seven squads, it is said to include teams like Chattogram Challengers, Cumilla Victorians, Dhaka Dominators, Fortune Barishal, Khulna Tigers, Rangpur Riders and Sylhet Strikers. 

Read to have a further glimpse of the players included in each squad of Bangladesh Premier League Season 2023:  

• Squad of Chattogram Challengers (2023)

Shuvagata Hom (Captain), Afif Hossain (VC), Vishwa Fernando, Ashan Priyanjan, Curtis Campher, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Irfan Shukkur, Mehedi Maruf, Max O’Dowd, Unmukt Chand, Ziaur Rahman, Taijul Islam, Abu Jayed, Farhad Reza, and Towfiq Khan. 

• Squad of Cumilla Victorians (2023)

Imrul Kayes (Captain), Liton Das (VC), Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Brandon King, Khushdil Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Josh Cobb, Mohammad Nabi, Mosaddek Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Ashiquzzaman, Jaker Ali, Sean Williams, Chadwick Walton, Saikat Ali, Abu Haider, Nayeem Hasan

Mukidul Islam, and Mahidul Islam. 

• Squad of Dhaka Dominators (2023)

Nasir Hossain (Captain), Taskin Ahmed (VC), Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Munaweera, Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Shoriful Islam, Arafat Sunny, Al Amin Hossain, Shan Masood, Ahmed Shehzad, Alok Kapali, Monir Hossain, Ariful Haque, Muktar Ali, Mizanur Rahman, Delwar Hossain, Usman Ghani, and 

Salman Irshad.

• Squad of Fortune Barishal (2023)

Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (VC), Rahkeem Cornwall, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kusal Perera, Usman Qadir, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kesrick Williams, Mahmudullah Riyad, Ebadot Hossain, Anamul Haque, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Fazle Mahmud, Haider Ali, Chaturanga de Silva, Khaled Ahmed, Saif Hasan, Qazi Anik, Sunzamul Islam, and Salman Hossain.

• Squad of Khulna Tigers (2023)

Yasir Ali (Captain), Tamim Iqbal (VC), Wahab Riaz, Naseem Shah, Avishka Fernando, Azam Khan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Nahidul Islam, Munim Shahriar, Sabbir Rahman, Dasun Shanaka, Paul Van Meekeren, Shafiqul Islam, Pritom Kumar, Habibur Rahman, and Mahmudul Hasan Joy.

• Squad of Rangpur Riders (2023)

Nurul Hasan (Captain), Mohammad Nawaz (VC), Haris Rauf, Shoaib Malik, Sikandar Raza, Pathum Nissanka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Mohammad Naim, Rakibul Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Ripon Mondol, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Jones, Rony Talukdar, Parvez Hossain Emon, Rabiul Haque, and Alauddin Babu. 

• Squad of Sylhet Strikers (2023)

Mashrafe Mortaza (Captain), Mushfiqur Rahim (VC), Thisara Perera, Mohammad Amir, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kamindu Mendis, Colin Ackermann, Ryan Burl, Mohammad Haris, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Nabil Samad, Tawhid Hridoy, Rubel Hossain, Tom Moores, Gulbadin Naib, Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Islam, Akbar Ali, Sharifullah, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib. 

Overall, the league has been regarded as a great success and one of the most renowned competitions of all time, with some teams being a part of it since its inception and few joining later.