Five Pakistani cricketers left for BPL in Bangladesh
The tournament will comprise 42 T20 matches with each side playing 12 of them.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Five Pakistani cricketers including former captain of the Pakistan cricket team Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Sami and Sohail Tanvir on Thursday left for Dhaka to take part in the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) which will commence on January 5th and will continue till February 8th.
The tournament will comprise 42 T20 matches with each side playing 12 of them.
Two veterans Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik will soon join them in Bangladesh.
Muhammad Hafeez and Muhammad Sami will represent Rajshahi Kings, Muhammad Irfan, and Sohail Tanveer will represent Sylhet Sixers and Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Aamer Yamin will represent Comilla Victorians.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Irfan tweeted before departure to Bangladesh, and expressed his passion for the tournament.
Always honored to represent Pakistan around the world and now its time for the #SylhetSixers show for #BPL2019. Can t wait to play under the coaching of @waqyounis99 bhai again. Keep us in your prayers.
— Mohammad Irfan (@M_IrfanOfficial) January 2, 2019
I pray the best for you and yours. @TalhaAisham #Duaaaaain #SayaCorporation pic.twitter.com/GQpM1ZCSdw
Team squads of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2019:
Rangpur Riders Squad: Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, AB de Villiers, Shafiul Islam, Sohag Gazi, Farhad Reza, Mehedi Maruf, Ravi Bopara, Rilee Rossouw, Nahidul Islam, Nadif Chowdhury, Abul Hasan, Benny Howell, Oshane Thomas
Dhaka Dynamites Squad: Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Hazratullah Zazai, Andre Russell, Rubel Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Rony Talukdar, Shuvagata Hom, Andrew Birch, Ian Bell, Qazi Onik, Mohammad Asif Hasan, Naim Sheikh
Comilla Victorians Squad: Steve Smith, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shoaib Malik, Asela Gunaratne, Liam Dawson, Abu Hider Rony, Anamul Haque, Ziaur Rahman, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera, Mosharraf Hossain, Mohammad Shahid, Shamsur Rahman, Sanjit Saha, Evin Lewis, Waqar Salamkheil, Aamer Yamin
Chittagong Vikings Squad: Sunzamul Islam, Sikandar Raza, Luke Ronchi, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Shahzad, Robbie Frylinck, Mosaddek Hossain, Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed, Nayeem Hasan, Cameron Delport, Dasun Shanaka, Mohammad Ashraful, Robiul Haque, Yasir Ali, Nihaduzzaman, Najibullah Zadran, Shadman Islam
Khulna Titans Squad: Mahmudullah, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Carlos Brathwaite, Dawid Malan, Jahurul Islam, Shariful Islam, Taijul Islam, Al-Amin, Zahir Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Subashis Roy, Junaid Siddique, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Tanvir Islam, Lasith Malinga, Yasir Shah, Brendan Taylor, Paul Stirling
Rajshahi Kings Squad: Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Zakir Hasan, Qais Ahmad, Christiaan Jonker, Soumya Sarkar, Fazle Mahmud, Arafat Sunny, Alauddin Babu, Isuru Udana, Laurie Evans, Marshall Ayub, Kamrul Islam, Ryan ten Doeschate, Seekkuge Prasanna, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Hafeez
Sylhet Sixers Squad: Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Liton Das, Sohail Tanvir, David Warner, Sandeep Lamichhane, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Fabian Allen, Mohammad Irfan, Nabil Samad, Ebadat Hossain, Alok Kapali, Jaker Ali, Gulbadin Naib, Andre Fletcher, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Patrick Brown, Nicholas Pooran
