Bangladesh Premier League

Cremated

The Bangladesh Cricket Board made it that each franchise had to buy one associate player, Ireland made Niall available to play for it, though he will be free to play for the two ODI's against Kenya.

Niall was the only associate player placed in the second tier for base prices and was sold for $80,000, and another surprise was Gary Kidd(Ire) was bought for Slyhet?, I didn't know he was even placed in the auction.

Does anyone know much about him?, what's his strengths are?, is he of any use?...

Cardinal Richelieu

$2 million budget cap on each team and Dhaka spends $700000 of that on Afridi, mad.

Are you sure the Gary Kidd isn't a Wiki windup? The rest are regular international players, semi retired greats or contracted county players so picking Kidd who has little experience at T20 level makes no sense.

Cremated

I thought it sounded strange also, it's on every site and forum that I've been on, including the (Official Fans Forum). Oh and about Afridi you're spot on, why spend $700,000 on him when you could get Gayle for $551,100...

Cardinal Richelieu

Cremated wrote: »

I thought it sounded strange also, it's on every site and forum that I've been on, including the (Official Fans Forum). Oh and about Afridi you're spot on, why spend $700,000 on him when you could get Gayle for $551,100...

Lol I think your the victim of a bad speller. Its not Gary Kidd but Gary Keedy of Lancashire who has 62 T20 games on his CV.

Daily Star of Bangladesh

The usual suspects among the foreign cricketers hogged the limelight in the players' auction of the Bangladesh Premier League yesterday, though there was the fair share of surprises.

Twenty20 superstars Chris Gayle and Shahid Afridi drew the longest bidding wars with the Pakistan all-rounder being called at $500,000 by five of the franchises. In the end, Dhaka won the battle with $700,000 after Khulna and Chittagong put in revised offers. Gayle too had forced a tie with Barisal and Rajshahi claiming the big Jamaican for the $500,000 ceiling, with the former clinching the battle with $551,000.

But both players will be available for a few matches and hence paid a fraction of the $500,000; Gayle is to play for the Dolphins in South Africa's domestic T20 series from February 15 while Afridi will be on national duty in Pakistan's ODI series against England from February 10-27. Also, the extra $200,000 (Afridi) and $51,000 (Gayle) will go to the Bangladesh Cricket Board's coffers.

The other West Indian big-hitters -- Marlon Samuels and Kieron Pollard -- were bought by Rajshahi and Dhaka for $360,000 and $300,000 respectively. Samuels, who set alight Bangladesh grounds with his luminous strokeplay on West Indies' recent tour here, was in high demand as Rajshahi had to fight off Chittagong, raising the batsman's worth from $50,000 to more than seven times his base price. West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was snapped up for $150,000 by Chittagong.

It was a good day for Pakistanis as well with Shoaib Malik bought by Chittagong for $150,000, Sohail Tanvir and Kamran Akmal by Sylhet for $100,000, and Rana Navedul Hasan by Dhaka also for $100,000 -- all bought for $50,000 above their base prices. Forgotten stars like Imran Nazir ($85,000) and Mohammad Sami ($70,000) were bought by Dhaka and Rajshahi respectively. But perhaps the biggest surprise came for Nasir Jamshed, who has just played 12 ODIs for Pakistan, being bought for $100,000 by Chittagong. On the other hand, Saeed Ajmal was bought for just $100,000, a steal considering his stature in world cricket.

Some grade A players like Scott Styris, Chaminda Vaas, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Kemar Roach and Dirk Nannes were left on the shelf leading to a few raised eyebrows.

Retired players like Muttiah Muralidaran ($100,000) and Sanath Jayasuriya ($110,000) will have a chance to showcase their waning skills once again after being bought by Dhaka and Khulna respectively.

Players from ICC Associate Nations like Niall O'Brien from Ireland was bought by Khulna for $80,000, Dutch batsman Alexei Kervezee was bought by Dhaka for $35,000, Afghanistan paceman Hamid Hassan was sold for $40,000 to Barisal, while Canadian big-hitter Rizwan Cheema fetched $25,000 from Rajshahi.

TEAMS LIST
Dhaka Gladiators: Shahid Afridi ($700,000), Saeed Ajmal ($100,000), Kieron Pollard ($300,000), Mashrafe Bin Mortaza ($45,000), Rana Naved-ul-Hasan ($100,000), Nazimuddin ($85,000), Elias Sunny ($75,000), Nazmul Hossain ($45,000), Stuart MacGill ($50,000), Darren Ian Steven ($25,000), Imran Nazir ($85,000), Mosharraf Hossain Rubel ($65,000), Dhiman Ghosh ($20,000), Anamul Haque Bijoy ($20,000), Tanvir Haider ($20,000), Aftab Ahmed ($20,000).

Chittagong Kings: Shoaib Malik ($150,000), Muttiah Muralitharan ($100,000), Dwayne Bravo ($150,000), Mahmudullah Riyad ($110,000), Forhad Reza ($65,000), Jahurul Islam ($110,000), Alexei Kervezee ($35,000), Nasir Jamshed ($100,000), Kyle Coetzer ($25,000), Kevin Cooper ($25,000), Lendl Simmons ($25,000), Faisal Hossain Dickens ($20,000), Enamul Haque Jr. ($55,000), Ziaur Rahman ($40,000), Sanjamul Islam ($40,000), Shamsur Rahman ($45,000), Jerome Taylor ($50,000).

Duronto Rajshahi: Abdul Razzak ($100,000), Junaed Siddiqui ($70,000), Imran Tahir ($50,000), Marlon Samuels ($360,000), Rizwan Bin Cheema ($25,000), Mohammad Sami ($70,000), Kaiser Abbas ($25,000), Sabbir Rahman ($40,000), Muktar Ali ($20,000), Syed Rasel ($20,000), Ariful Haque ($20,000), Mizanur Rahman ($20,000), Saqlain Sajib ($35,000), Soumya Sarkar ($20,000), Fawad Alam ($45,000), Sean Ervine ($25,000), Asif Ahmed Ratul ($20,000).

Khulna Royal Bengals: Abdur Razzak ($85,000), Nasir Hossain ($2,00,000), Andre Russel ($85,000), Sanath Jayasuriya ($110,000), Shivnarine Chanderpaul ($25,000), Niall O'Brien ($80,000), Fidel Edwards ($60,000), Shafiul Islam ($65,000), Jos Buttler ($25,000), Nazmul Hossain Milon ($35,000), Dollar Mahmud ($20,000), Marshal Ayub ($20,000), Mysukur Rahman ($20,000), Sagir Hossain Pavel ($20,000), Herschelle Gibbs ($100,000), Dwayne Smith ($50,000).

Barisal Burners: Chris Gayle ($551,000), Brad Hodge ($140,000), Yasir Arafat ($80,000), Ahmed Shehzad ($50,000), Sohrawardi Shuvo ($45,000), Mohammad Mithun ($80,000), Hamid Hassan ($40,000), Ramiz Raja Jr. ($25,000), Farhad Hossain ($20,000), Mominul Haque ($20,000), Shohag Gazi ($20,000), Nazmul Hossain Apu ($50,000), Al Amin ($20,000), Alauddin Babu ($65,000), Kamrul Islam Rabbi ($20,000).

Sylhet Royals: Imrul Kayes ($50,000), Peter Trego ($75,000), Darren Sammy ($55,000), Brad Hogg ($50,000), Sohail Tanvir ($100,000), Kamran Akmal ($100,000), Rubel Hossain ($70,000), Naeem Islam ($90,000), Freddie Kruger ($25,000), Faisal Iqbal ($25,000), Nadif Chowdhury ($30,000), Nur Hossain Munna ($20,000), Arafat Salahuddin ($20,000), Talha Jubair ($20,000), Shuvogoto Hom ($80,000), Nabil Samad ($20,000), Gary Keedy ($25,000).

D3PO

Nice few quid for Nialls back pocket. Great to see wish him the best looks like I will be supporting Khluna so

(goes to check googlemaps to find out exactly where it is in Bangladesh)

Cremated

True I should have copped that, then it did say (IRE) beisde his name, so I got confused ...

B1gft

Do the players get all the money? Gayle keeps his 500k?
Also is it on the TV (ITV 4?)

Cardinal Richelieu

B1gft wrote: »

Do the players get all the money? Gayle keeps his 500k?
Also is it on the TV (ITV 4?)

If you read the article I posted above its all explained.

Daily Star

Twenty20 superstars Chris Gayle and Shahid Afridi drew the longest bidding wars with the Pakistan all-rounder being called at $500,000 by five of the franchises. In the end, Dhaka won the battle with $700,000 after Khulna and Chittagong put in revised offers. Gayle too had forced a tie with Barisal and Rajshahi claiming the big Jamaican for the $500,000 ceiling, with the former clinching the battle with $551,000.

But both players will be available for a few matches and hence paid a fraction of the $500,000; Gayle is to play for the Dolphins in South Africa's domestic T20 series from February 15 while Afridi will be on national duty in Pakistan's ODI series against England from February 10-27. Also, the extra $200,000 (Afridi) and $51,000 (Gayle) will go to the Bangladesh Cricket Board's coffers.

Darren Sammy has decided to dropout, makes you wonder why his name was up for bidding in the first place.

Times of India

ST JOHN'S (Antigua and Barbuda): West Indies captain Darren Sammy on Friday turned down the chance to play in the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League with the Sylhet Royals.

Sammy said he was flattered to be linked with the tournament, which starts next month, but he had opted to put his own country's domestic and international commitments first.

"I am both humbled and honoured by this recognition of me as a professional cricketer," said Sammy.

"I have discussed with my family and given much thought and consideration to the offer and regrettably I have informed the BPL and the Sylhet Royals that I am unable to accept it at this stage.

"While I enjoyed playing cricket in front the enthusiastic and passionate Bangladeshi fans the BPL's schedule clashes with that of the West Indies Cricket Board's Regional 4 Day Tournament.

"The West Indies will host Australia starting mid-March and it will be a tough and challenging series. I have decided that it would be best for me to participate in the Regional 4 Day in order that I am properly and fully prepared for the challenges of the series against Australia."