Rajshahi Kings

Rajshahi Kings
রাজশাহী কিংস
Nickname(s): The Kings
Captain: West Indies Cricket Board Darren Sammy
Coach: Bangladesh Sarwar Imran
City: Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Owner: Mango Entertainment Limited
Founded: 2016
Home ground: Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
 wins: 0
Official website: rajshahikings.com

Rajshahi Kings (Bengali: রাজশাহী কিংস ) are a Bangladeshi mens franchise Twenty20 cricket team. The team is based in Rajshahi in Bangladesh and competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket competition.

History

Duronto Rajshahi participated in the first two seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2012 and 2013.[1] Following the suspension of all BPL franchises after the second season of the league, the Rajshahi Kings were formed in advance of the 2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League following a complete change in the team ownership and management. They will compete in the fourth edition of the BPL in late 2016. On 6 October 2016, Darren Sammy was appointed the captain of the side.[2]

Current squad and support staff

As of 25 October 2016
Name Nat Batting Style Bowling Style
Batsmen
Sabbir Rahman Bangladesh Right-hand bat Legbreak
Nurul Hasan Bangladesh Right-hand bat Wicketkeeper
Upul Tharanga Sri Lanka Left-hand bat Occasional Wicketkeeper
Mominul Haque Bangladesh Left-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Raqibul Hasan Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm leg break
Rony Talukdar Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm slow-medium
Salman Hossain Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm fast-medium
Umar Akmal Pakistan Right-hand bat Wicketkeeper
All-Rounder
Darren Sammy (C) West Indies Cricket Board Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Milinda Siriwardana Sri Lanka Left-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Farhad Reza Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Mehedi Hasan Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm offbreak
Bowlers
Mohammad Sami Pakistan Right-hand bat Right-arm fast
Abul Hasan Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Kesrick Williams West Indies Cricket Board Right-hand bat Right-arm fast medium
Mohammad Nazmul Islam Bangladesh Left-hand bat slow left arm orthodox

References

  1. "BPL 2016 draft: As it happened". Dhaka Tribune. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. "BPL 4 players draft today". www.bdcricteam.com.

External links

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