2015 Bangladesh Premier League squads explained

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		Left-hand Bat	Right-arm Offbreak	Bought for approx. $350,000
Sabbir Rahman		Right-hand bat	Legbreak
Shahriar Nafees		Left-hand bat
Rony Talukdar		Right-hand bat	Right arm slow-medium
Evin Lewis		Left hand batsman
Brendan Taylor		Right-hand bat	Right-arm Offbreak	Wicketkeeper
Mehedi Maruf		Right-hand bat	Right arm offbreak
Nadif Chowdhury		Right-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
All-rounders
Mahmudullah Riyad		Right-hand bat	Right arm Offbreak	Icon & Captain
Imad Wasim		Left-hand bat	Left arm orthodox
Seekkuge Prasanna		Right-hand bat	Legbreak
Kevon Cooper		Left-hand bat	Right arm fast-medium
Mohammad Sharifullah		Right-hand bat	Right arm orthodox
Bowlers
Mohammad Sami		Right-hand bat	Right arm fast
Sohag Gazi		Right-hand bat	Right arm Offbreak
Taijul Islam		Left-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox
Al-Amin Hossain		Right-hand bat	Right medium-fast
Sajidul Islam		Left-hand bat	Left arm medium-fast
Nikhil Dutta		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		Right-hand bat		Overseas
45			Left-hand bat	-
All-Rounders
18	Shoaib Malik		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Overseas, Vice-Captain
	Andre Russell		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
07	Marlon Samuels		Right-hand bat	Right arm off spin	Overseas
99	Ashar Zaidi		Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas
25			Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
14	Shuvagata Hom		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
03	Darren Stevens		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
	Al Farabi		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
			Right-hand bat	Right-arm leg-break	^[3]
62	Mahmudul Hasan		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break
	Ariful Haque		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Bowlers
01			Right-hand bat	Left-arm fast-medium
02			Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	Captain, Icon player
92	Nuwan Kulasekara		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
			Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
	Sunzamul Islam		Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
	Sunil Narine		Left-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Overseas, Suspended due to illegal bowling action
74	Krishmar Santokie		Left-hand bat	Left arm medium pace	Overseas
Wicket-keepers
16			Right-hand bat
			Right-hand bat

Chittagong Vikings

Chittagong Vikings team roster for 2015:^[4]

Name	Nationality	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Tamim Iqbal (c)		Left-hand bat	Right arm off break	Icon Player, International Cap
Tillakaratne Dilshan (vk)		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Nafees Iqbal		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium	International Cap
Anamul Haque		Right-hand bat	Wicketkeeper	Wicketkeeper & International Cap
Umar Akmal		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Kamran Akmal		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Naeem Islam		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Yasir Ali		Right-hand bat	Right arm off break
Swapnil Patil		Right-hand bat		International Cap
All-Rounders
Jeevan Mendis		Left-hand bat	Right-arm leg break	International Cap
Chamara Kapugedera		Right-hand bat		International Cap
Asif Ahmed		Right-hand bat	Right-arm offbreak
Ziaur Rahman		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Elton Chigumbura		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Bowlers
Robin Peterson		Left-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox	International Cap
Shafiul Islam		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Enamul Haque Jr		Right-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox	International Cap
Saeed Ajmal		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Elias Sunny		Left-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox	International Cap
Mohammad Amir		Left-hand bat	Left-arm fast	International Cap
Taskin Ahmed		Left-hand bat	Right-arm fast	International Cap
Robiul Islam		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)		Left-hand bat	Wicketkeeper	International Cap, Captain^[6]
Shamsur Rahman		Right-hand bat	Right arm offbreak	International Cap
Nasir Jamshed		Left hand bat	Right-arm off break	International cup
Irfan Sukkur		Left-hand bat	Occasional Wicketkepper
Shahzaib Hasan		Right-hand bat	Right arm off break	International Cap
Dawid Malan		Left-hand bat	Right arm leg break
All-Rounders
Nasir Hossain		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	Icon Player, International Cap
Ryan ten Doeschate		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Mohammad Hafeez		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Abul Hasan		Left-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Farhad Reza		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Mosaddek Hossain		Right-hand bat	Right-arm off break	International Cap
Bowlers
Mohammad Irfan		Right-hand bat	Left-arm medium-fast	International Cap^[7]
Yasir Shah		Right-hand bat	Legbreak	International cap^[8]
Nabil Samad		Left-hand bat	Slow left-arm orthodox
Shykat Ali		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast
Sohail Khan		Right-hand bat	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
Mosharraf Hossain		Left-hand bat	Slow left arm orthodox	International Cap
Mustafizur Rahman		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		Right-hand bat	Right arm medium-fast	International cap
Misbah-ul-Haq (vc)		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-rounders
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 (cricketer, born 1986)	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

Sylhet Super Stars

Sylhet Super Stars team roster for 2015:^[10]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barisal Bulls squad / Players. ESPNcricinfo. 21 July 2019.
2. Web site: Comilla Victorians Squad / Players . ESPNcricinfo. 21 July 2019.
3. News: Karim . Rezaul . 22 October 2015 . bn:কুমিল্লার জার্সিতে দেখা যেতে পারে কাপালিকে . http://www.channelionline.com/news/details/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE/10073 . bn . Channel i . https://web.archive.org/web/20151024221503/http://www.channelionline.com/news/details/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE/10073 . 24 October 2015 . 23 October 2015.
4. Web site: Chittagong Vikings Squad / Players . ESPNcricinfo. 21 July 2019.
5. Web site: Dhaka Dynamites Squad / Players . ESPNcricinfo. 21 July 2019.
6. Web site: bn:নাসির নয়, ঢাকা ডাইনামাইটসের নেতৃত্বে সাঙ্গাকারা ! . http://www.latestbdnews.com/not-nasir-led-by-kumar-sangakkara-in-dainamaitasera/ . latestbdnews.com . 16 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022821/http://www.latestbdnews.com/not-nasir-led-by-kumar-sangakkara-in-dainamaitasera/ . 2015-11-17 . dead .
7. News: Yasir, Irfan to team up for Dhaka Dynamites . Daily Times . Pakistan . 16 November 2015.
8. Web site: BPL: Yasir, Irfan to team up for Dhaka Dynamites . Dawn . 16 November 2015.
9. Web site: Rangpur Riders Squad . ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2016.
10. Web site: Sylhet Super Stars Squad / Players. ESPNcricinfo . 23 January 2016.