# 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:
| 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:
| 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 | |
| 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:
| 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:
| Name | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||
| Kumar Sangakkara (C) | Sri Lanka | Left-hand bat | Wicketkeeper | International Cap, Captain |
| 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 |
| Yasir Shah | Pakistan | Right-hand bat | Legbreak | International cap |
| 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:
| 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:
| 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 |