Rangpur Riders
The Rangpur Riders is a franchise cricket team based in Rangpur, Bangladesh. The team competes in Bangladeshi Twenty20 cricket competition Bangladesh Premier League.[1] Rangpur Stadium serves as the home ground for the team. The team's official colors are Dark Blue and Light Blue.[2] The team was founded in 2012 and made its first appearance during the second season of the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League as the seventh team in the tournament.[3][4]
The Riders are coached by Former Bangladesh National Cricket Team coach Shane Jurgensen, and lead by Shakib Al Hasan, who is also the icon player of the team.[5]
History
In 2012, The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) created the cricket tournament Bangladesh Premier League based on the Twenty20 form of the game. For the inaugural tournament held in February of the same year, a list of 6 teams who will be participating in the inaugural tournament was finalized. In December 2012, Rangpur Riders was bought by I-Sports for a price of US$3.10 million..[6]
Overall records
| Year |
Matches |
Wins |
Losses |
No Result |
Run Rate |
Summary |
| 2012 |
Did not participate |
| 2013 |
12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | -.506 | Fifth (of seven) |
| 2014 |
Tournament not held |
| 2015 |
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +.609 | Third (of six) |
| 2016 |
14 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sponsorship
- Titanium Sponsor: Bagdoom
- Travel Partner: Shohoz.com
- Internet Partner: MetroNet
- Media Partner: Ekattor TV
- Associate Sponsors: BanglaCash, JB Group, Flora Bank, Thyrocare, GP Music
- Hospitality Partner: Long Beach Suites
- Radio Partner: Radio Foorti
Current squad[7]
| Name |
Nat |
Batting Style |
Bowling Style |
Notes |
| Batsmen |
| Lendl Simmons |
 |
Right-hand bat |
Right arm medium-fast |
International cap |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (vk) |
 |
Right-hand bat |
Right arm legbreak |
International cap |
| Soumya Sarkar |
 |
Left-hand bat |
Right arm medium-fast |
International cap |
| Quinton de Kock |
 |
Left-hand bat |
Wicketkeeper |
International cap |
| Jahurul Islam |
|
Right-hand bat |
Right arm offbreak |
International cap |
| Raqibul Hasan |
|
Right-hand bat |
Right arm leg break |
|
| Mithun Ali |
|
Right-hand bat |
|
|
| All rounder |
| Shakib Al Hasan (c) |
|
Left-hand bat |
Left arm orthodox |
International Cap |
| Darren Sammy |
|
Right-hand bat |
Right arm medium-fast |
International cap |
| Thisara Perera |
 |
Left-hand bat |
Right arm medium-fast |
International cap |
| Mohammad Nabi |
 |
Right-hand bat |
Right arm offbreak |
International cap |
| Murad Khan |
|
Left-hand bat |
Left arm orthodox |
|
| Rasel Al Mamun |
|
Right-hand bat |
Right arm legspin |
|
| Kevin O'Brien |
 |
Right-hand bat |
Right arm medium-fast |
International cap |
| Marshall Ayub |
|
Right-hand bat |
Right arm legbreak |
|
| Bowler |
| Sachithra Senanayake |
|
Right-hand bat |
Right arm off spin |
International cap |
| Wahab Riaz |
|
Right-hand bat |
Left arm fast |
International cap |
| Arafat Sunny |
|
Left-hand bat |
Slow left arm orthodox |
International cap |
| Jubair Hossain |
|
Right-hand bat |
Legbreak |
International cap |
| Saqlain Sajib |
|
Left-hand bat |
Left arm orthodox |
|
| Mukhtar Ali |
|
Right-hand bat |
Right arm medium-fast |
|
| Abu Jayed |
|
Right-hand bat |
Right arm medium-fast |
|
|
References
Shane Jurgensen
