||CF Correspondent||

The Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), a franchise-based first class tournament saw a new system for the first time—a ‘players’ draft’ which was used yesterday to distribute the players amongst the four zones who take part in the seventh edition of the tournament.

Usually the players belong to their zones when the tournament, considered as the country’s premier first class league was introduced six years back but this year it saw the change of system because of giving each franchise a balance, according to an official.

However the players came to know the new system just two days ago, which seemed not to go down well with them. But they are okay with the system, considering it would create a level playing field.

“I think it will have some kind of impact in balancing each side because some teams become extremely weakened due to non availability of the national player,” said former national player Jahurul Islam Omee.

“At the same time if a player represents his own zone then he will have a feeling of owning the team due to the love he possess for his own region.”

However, each zone retained six players from the previous season.

The four teams which participate in the tournament –East Zone owned by Islami Bank, Central Zone owned by Walton, South Zone owned by Prime Bank and North Zone owned by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).

The tournament starts on November 21 with Prime Bank South Zone taking on Walton Central Zone at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium while BCB North Zone playing against Islami Bank East Zone at Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi.

 

7th BCL 2018-19 PLAYERS LIST
BCB NORTH TEAM
SL. No.	Name of the Player	Division	Player Type	Players Call
1	Jahurul Islam	Rajshahi	WKBM	Retain players
2	Junaid Siddique	Rajshahi	LHB
3	Farhad Hossain	Rajshahi	RHB
4	Naeem Islam	Rangpur	RHB
5	Subashis Roy	Rangpur	RHMP
6	Mizanur Rahman	Rajshahi	RHB
7	Sunzamul Islam	Rajshahi	LHS	1st Round
8	Ziaur Rahman	Khulna	All rounder	1st Round
9	Md Shoriful Islam	U 19 Player		2nd Round
10	Sabbir Rahman	Rajshahi	RHB	2nd Round
11	Dhiman Ghosh	Rangpur	WBM	3rd Round
12	Tanbir Hayder	Rangpur	RHLS	3rd Round
13	Sohag Gazi	Barishal	RHS	4th Round
14	Mohor Sheikh	Rajshahi	RHMP	4th Round
15	Ebadat Hossain	Sylhet	RHMP	5th Round
16	Tanvir Islam	Barishal	LHS	5th Round
17	Muktar Ali	Rajshahi	RHMP	6th Round
18	Ariful Haque	Rangpur	All rounder	6th Round
19	Md Tawhid Hridoy	U 19 Player		7th Round
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