The most successful division in Bangladesh domestic cricket, Duronto Rajshahi begin the BPL as favourites. They are a well-oiled machine, always best prepared. At the player auction, Rajshahi had a plan, and though they may have missed out on a few important acquisitions, they formed a squad with enough depth for 19 days of Twenty20 cricket.
The batting line-up, led by their icon player Mushfiqur Rahim, looks solid on paper - especially after they secured the services of Marlon Samuels following an intense battle with Chittagong Kings at the auction. Samuels wowed the country during West Indies' tour in October, and the likes of Junaid Siddique, Asif Ahmed and Canada's Rizwan Cheema will be asked to play around him. The supporting batsmen may appear a little nondescript, but the team found success in the National Cricket League Twenty20s in 2010, with the likes of Pakistan's one-Test-cap Qaiser Abbas - a dependable left-hand batsman - in the middle-order.
Star Attraction
Abdul Razzaq, the 33-year-old allrounder, is a local favourite and will be expected to provide the spark for
Rajshahi . After a quiet Big Bash League, where he played for the Melbourne Renegades, Razzaq could be motivated to make this tournament count. The low bounce in Dhaka and Chittagong provide ideal surfaces for a man who thrives in the subcontinent. His bowling is also helpful but most of all,
Rajshahi would be pleased to have his services for the entire tournament.
Top player
When he was carving up the Bangladesh bowlers in October last year, little did Marlon Samuels know that he would be a cricketer in high demand in the country in just four months' time. He scored a spectacular 58 against Bangladesh in the only Twenty20, and followed it up with more runs in the ODI series.
During the players' auction, Chittagong and
Rajshahi fought over his services, the latter winning with a bid of $360,000. It confirmed that players who have done well in the country recently would get a top billing, much like Cheema, whose 93 against England during a World Cup practice game earned him a place in this team.
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