DPL worth 19 crores

||CF Correspondent||

12 participating clubs spent nearly Tk 19 crores in the players’ draft event held in a city hotel on Monday for the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League, the most extravagant domestic 50-over competition of the country.

Among the teams, regaining champions Abahani Limited made the strongest team on paper bringing at least four current national players in their squad while Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club became the biggest spender in the draft event with spending Tk 2.21 crores.

However, the tournament date has been rescheduled once again as it will now start from March 8 after the end of a Twenty20 tournament with the same number of 12 clubs participating in the short event, which will run from February 25 to March 3.

Abahani bought national stalwarts Rubel Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Mohammad Mithun and Mohammad Saifuddin from the players’ draft event while Jamal picked Mahmudullah, Taijul Islam and Khaled Ahmed to their 17-member squad.

Last year’s runner-up Legends of Rupgonj brought Mominul Haque in their squad while Shinepukur Cricket Club included Mustafizur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar to their list.

Among the other big names, Mohammedan Sporting Club included Liton Das and Mohammad Ashraful in their squad while Prime Bank picked Anamul Haque from the players’ draft event.

The players list of 12 participating clubs:

Abahani Limited: Rubel Hossain, Jahurul Islam Omi, Delwar Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Tipu Sultan, Mohammad Mithun, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mosaddik Hossain Saikat, Nazmul Hossain Shanto

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club: Nasir Hossain, Mohammad Elias, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Imtiaz Hossain Tanna, Taizul Islam, Fardeen Hasan Oney, Mahmudullah Riyad, Anamul Haque, Salauddin Shakil, Rakin Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Minhazul Abedin Afridi, Ziaur Rahman, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan , Tanvir Haider Khan, Md. Hassanuzzaman, Mehrab Hossain Joshi

Legends of Rupganj: Mominul Haque, Zakir Ali Anik, Mohammad Sohid, Shahriar Nafees, Nabil Samad, Asif Ahmed Ratul, Azmir Ahmed, Shuvashish Roy Chowdhury, Moktar Ali, Minhazur Rahman Mohanna, Salahuddin Pappu, Naeem Islam, Nayeem Sheikh, Asif Hassan

Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club: Taibur Rahman Parvez, Saif Hasan, Mohammad Saikat Ali, Md. Mahmudul Hasan Limon, Abu Jayed Rahi, Mohammad Jashimuddin, Arafat Sunny (Jr), Farhad Reza, Marshal Ayub, Arafat Sunny, Enamul Haque (Jr.), Farhad Hossain

Khelaghar Samaj Kallayan Samity: Rabiul Haque, Mainul Islam Sohel, Amit Majumder, Mohammad Masum Khan, Rafsan Al Mahmud, Rabiul Islam Robi, Mahidul Islam Bhuyain Ankon, Tanvir Islam, Abdul Halim, Nazim Uddin

Gazi Group cricketers: Rony Talukder, Shamsur Rahman Shuvo, Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, Md. Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Shamsul Islam Anik, Mehadi Hasan Rana, S.K. Waliul Karim Rony, Imrul Kayes, Mehidi Hasan, Abu Haider Rony, Mayshukur Rahman, Raihan Uddin, Tasamul Hoque Rubel