2015 Bangladesh Premier League squads

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. The league consists of six teams from different cities. This is a list of the squads of all franchises for the 2015 edition.

Barisal Bulls

Barisal Bulls team roster for 2015:[1]

Name	Nationality	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Chris Gayle	Jamaica	Left-hand Bat	Right-arm Offbreak	Bought for approx. $350,000
Sabbir Rahman	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Legbreak
Shahriar Nafees	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat
Rony Talukdar	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm slow-medium
Evin Lewis	Trinidad and Tobago	Left hand batsman
Brendan Taylor	Zimbabwe	Right-hand bat	Right-arm Offbreak	Wicketkeeper
Mehedi Maruf	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm offbreak
Nadif Chowdhury	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
All-rounders
Mahmudullah Riyad	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm Offbreak	Icon & Captain
Imad Wasim	Pakistan	Left-hand bat	Left arm orthodox
Seekkuge Prasanna	Sri Lanka	Right-hand bat	Legbreak
Kevon Cooper	Trinidad and Tobago	Left-hand bat	Right arm fast-medium
Mohammad Sharifullah	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm orthodox
Bowlers
Mohammad Sami	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right arm fast
Sohag Gazi	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm Offbreak
Taijul Islam	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox
Al-Amin Hossain	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right medium-fast
Sajidul Islam	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Left arm medium-fast
Nikhil Dutta	Canada	Right-hand bat	Right-arm Offbreak

Comilla Victorians

Comilla Victorians team roster for 2015:[2]

No.	Name	Nationality	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
19	Ahmed Shehzad	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right-arm leg break	Overseas
45	Imrul Kayes	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	-
All-Rounders
18	Shoaib Malik	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Overseas, Vice-Captain
	Andre Russell	Jamaica	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
07	Marlon Samuels	Jamaica	Right-hand bat	Right arm off spin	Overseas
99	Ashar Zaidi	England	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas
25	Naeem Islam	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
14	Shuvagata Hom	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
03	Darren Stevens	England	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
	Al Farabi	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
	Alok Kapali	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm leg-break	[3]
62	Mahmudul Hasan	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
	Ariful Haque	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Bowlers
01	Abu Hider	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Left-arm fast-medium
02	Mashrafe Mortaza	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	Captain, Icon player
92	Nuwan Kulasekara	Sri Lanka	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
	Kamrul Islam Rabbi	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
	Sunzamul Islam	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
	Sunil Narine	Trinidad and Tobago	Left-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Overseas, Suspended due to illegal bowling action
74	Krishmar Santokie	Jamaica	Left-hand bat	Left arm medium pace	Overseas
Wicket-keepers
16	Liton Das	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat
	Dhiman Ghosh	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat

Chittagong Vikings

Chittagong Vikings team roster for 2015:[4]

Name	Nationality	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Tamim Iqbal (c)	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Right arm off break	Icon Player, International Cap
Tillakaratne Dilshan (vk)	Sri Lanka	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Nafees Iqbal	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium	International Cap
Anamul Haque	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Wicketkeeper	Wicketkeeper & International Cap
Umar Akmal	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Kamran Akmal	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Naeem Islam	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Yasir Ali	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm off break
Swapnil Patil	United Arab Emirates	Right-hand bat		International Cap
All-Rounders
Jeevan Mendis	Sri Lanka	Left-hand bat	Right-arm leg break	International Cap
Chamara Kapugedera	Sri Lanka	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium	International Cap
Asif Ahmed	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Ziaur Rahman	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Elton Chigumbura	Zimbabwe	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Bowlers
Robin Peterson	South Africa	Left-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox	International Cap
Shafiul Islam	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Enamul Haque Jr	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox	International Cap
Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Elias Sunny	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox	International Cap
Mohammad Amir	Pakistan	Left-hand bat	Left-arm fast	International Cap
Taskin Ahmed	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Right-arm fast	International Cap
Robiul Islam	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast-medium	International Cap

Dhaka Dynamites

Dhaka Dynamites team roster for 2015:[5]

Name	Nationality	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Kumar Sangakkara (C)	Sri Lanka	Left-hand bat	Wicketkeeper	International Cap, Captain[6]
Shamsur Rahman	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm offbreak	International Cap
Nasir Jamshed	Pakistan	Left hand bat	Right-arm off break	International cup
Irfan Sukkur	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Occasional Wicketkepper
Shahzaib Hasan	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right arm off break	International Cap
Dawid Malan	England	Left-hand bat	Right arm leg break
All-Rounders
Nasir Hossain	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Icon Player, International Cap
Ryan ten Doeschate	Netherlands	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Abul Hasan	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Farhad Reza	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Mosaddek Hossain	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Bowlers
Mohammad Irfan	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Left-arm medium-fast	International Cap[7]
Yasir Shah	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Legbreak	International cap[8]
Nabil Samad	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Shykat Ali	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Sohail Khan	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Mosharraf Hossain	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox	International Cap
Mustafizur Rahman	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Left-arm medium-fast	International Cap

Rangpur Riders

Rangpur Riders team roster for 2015:[9]

Name	Nationality	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Lendl Simmons	West Indies	Right-hand bat	Right arm medium-fast	International cap
Misbah-ul-Haq (vc)	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right arm legbreak	International cap
Soumya Sarkar	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Right arm medium-fast	International cap
Quinton de Kock	South Africa	Left-hand bat	Wicketkeeper	International cap
Jahurul Islam	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm offbreak	International cap
Raqibul Hasan	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm leg break
Mithun Ali	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat
All-rounders
Shakib Al Hasan (c)	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Left arm orthodox	International Cap
Darren Sammy	West Indies	Right-hand bat	Right arm medium-fast	International cap
Thisara Perera	Sri Lanka	Left-hand bat	Right arm medium-fast	International cap
Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	Right-hand bat	Right arm offbreak	International cap
Murad Khan	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Left arm orthodox
Rasel Al Mamun	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm legspin
Kevin O'Brien	Ireland	Right-hand bat	Right arm medium-fast	International cap
Marshall Ayub	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm legbreak
Bowler
Sachithra Senanayake	Sri Lanka	Right-hand bat	Right arm off spin	International cap
Wahab Riaz	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Left arm fast	International cap
Arafat Sunny	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox	International cap
Jubair Hossain	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Legbreak	International cap
Saqlain Sajib	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Left arm orthodox
Mukhtar Ali	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm medium-fast
Abu Jayed	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm medium-fast

Sylhet Super Stars

Sylhet Super Stars team roster for 2015:[10]

Name	Nationality	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Brad Hodge	Australia	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off spin	International Cap
Mominul Haque	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox	International Cap
Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Wicketkeeper	, International Cap (VC)
Joshua Cobb	England	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
Junaid Siddique	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Nurul Hasan	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Wicketkeeper
Abu Sayem Chowdhury	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
Owais Shah	England	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
All-Rounders
Dilshan Munaweera	Sri Lanka	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off spin	International Cap
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	Right-hand bat	Right arm leg break	International Cap, (Captain)
Kieron Pollard	Trinidad and Tobago	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Ravi Bopara	England	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium	International Cap
Nazmul Hossain Milon	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right arm medium
Bowlers
Chris Jordan	England	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium	International Cap
Sohail Tanvir	Pakistan	Left-hand bat	Left arm medium fast	International cap
Rubel Hossain	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast	International Cap
Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh	Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox	International Cap
Mohammad Shahid	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Nazmul Islam	Bangladesh	Right-hand bat	Left arm orthodox
Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka	Right-hand bat	Right-arm off spin	International Cap
Fidel Edwards	Barbados	Right-hand bat	Right-arm fast	International Cap

References

1. "Barisal Bulls squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
2. "Comilla Victorians Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
3. Karim, Rezaul (22 October 2015). কুমিল্লার জার্সিতে দেখা যেতে পারে কাপালিকে. Channel i (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
4. "Chittagong Vikings Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
5. "Dhaka Dynamites Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
6. নাসির নয়, ঢাকা ডাইনামাইটসের নেতৃত্বে সাঙ্গাকারা !. latestbdnews.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
7. "Yasir, Irfan to team up for Dhaka Dynamites". Daily Times. Pakistan. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
8. "BPL: Yasir, Irfan to team up for Dhaka Dynamites". Dawn. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
9. "Rangpur Riders Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
10. "Sylhet Super Stars Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2016.