Comilla Victorians in 2016

Comilla Victorians
কুমিল্লা ভিক্টোরিয়ান্স
2016 Bangladesh Premier League season
Coach Bangladesh Mizanur Rahman Babul
Captain Bangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza
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The Comilla Victorians are a franchise cricket team based in Comilla, Bangladesh, which plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). They are one of the seven teams that are competing in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League. The team is being captained by Mashrafe Mortaza.

Player draft

The 2016 BPL draft was held on 30 September.[1] Prior to the draft, the seven clubs signed 38 foreign players to contracts and each existing franchise was able to retain two home-grown players from the 2015 season.[2] A total 301 players participated in the draft, including 133 local and 168 foreign players. 85 players were selected in the draft.[3]


Standings

Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Dhaka Dynamites (C) 12 8 4 0 0 16 +0.912
Khulna Titans (3) 12 7 5 0 0 14 -0.215
Chittagong Vikings (4) 12 6 6 0 0 12 +0.233
Rajshahi Kings (R) 12 6 6 0 0 12 +0.208
Rangpur Riders 12 6 6 0 0 12 -0.106
Comilla Victorians 12 5 7 0 0 10 -0.345
Barisal Bulls 12 4 8 0 0 8 -0.688
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 4 December 2016

2016–17

Draft pick

Comilla Victorians entered the draft in 30 September 2016, where the team picked nine domestic and six overseas players. Captain of Bangladesh national cricket team captain Mashrafe Mortaza was retained to lead the team in second season. Mohammad Salahuddin was not retained as the coach, despite having a successful season. Mizanur Rahman Babul will be seen as the Head Coach for this season of Comilla Victorians.[4]

Squad

As of 25 October 2016
Name Nat Batting Style Bowling Style
Batsmen
Imrul Kayes Bangladesh Left-hand bat
Liton Das Bangladesh Right-hand bat Wicketkeeper
Nazmul Hossain Shanto Bangladesh Left-hand bat Left arm offbreak
Khalid Latif Pakistan Right-hand bat Right-arm leg break
Rovman Powell West Indies Cricket Board Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan Right-hand bat Right-arm leg break
Saikat Ali Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium fast
Jashimuddin Pakistan Right-hand bat Wicketkeeper
All-Rounders
Marlon Samuels (C) West Indies Cricket Board Right-hand bat Right-arm offbreak
Jason Holder West Indies Cricket Board Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Nahidul Islam Bangladesh Left-hand bat Left-arm medium
Abdullah Al Mamun Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium-fast
Imad Wasim Pakistan Left-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Ryan Ten Doeschate Netherlands Right-hand bat Right-arm medium fast
Ashar Zaidi England Left-hand bat Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowlers
Mashrafe Mortaza Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium fast
Sohail Tanvir Pakistan Left-hand bat Left-arm medium-fast
Nuwan Kulasekara Sri Lanka Right-hand bat Right-arm fast medium
Rashid Khan Afghanistan Right-hand bat Right-arm legbreak
Sunil Narine West Indies Cricket Board Left-hand bat Right-arm offbreak
Nabil Samad Bangladesh Left-hand bat Slow left arm orthodox
Mohammad Saifuddin Bangladesh Left-hand bat Right-arm medium fast
Shahadat Hossain Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium fast
Mohammad Sharif Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium fast

Sponsors and endorsement

Kit Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Sleeve sponsor Head Gear sponsor
2016 Sailor Huawei Walton Group, FBL, Minister Electronics, S.Alam Group of Industries, Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd, Lisky, AVR Bangladesh M/S. Zaman Traders Sailor

References

  1. ↑ "Franchises shape up squad in BPL players’ draft". Dhaka Tribune. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Big fish Gayle scooped up by Chittagong". Dhaka Tribune. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Eighty-five players picked in BPL 2016-17 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ অনুশীলনে মাশরাফির কুমিল্লা ভিক্টোরিয়ান্স. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2016-10-20.
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