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Pakistan’s batting prodigy Saim Ayub has been roped in by Dhaka Capitals for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025 during the player draft on Monday.
The BPL 2025 Draft was held at a luxurious five-star hotel in Dhaka, where the teams finalised their squads for the upcoming edition. Bangladesh pace bowler Taskin Ahmed was the first pick, made by Durbar Rajshahi.
Other than Saim, a total of 14 players from Pakistan were picked during the BPL Draft, including Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Khan and Faheem Ashraf.
It’s worth noting that the 11th season of the BPL will be played from December 27 2024 across multiple venues in the country.
BPL 2025 Squads After Draft
Fortune Barishal
Direct Signings and Retained Players: Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Kyle Mayers (West Indies), David Malan (England), Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan), Mohammad Ali (Pakistan), Jahandad Khan (Pakistan)
Draft Selections: Mahmudullah Riyad, Tanvir Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Ripon Mondol, Ebadot Hossain, Nayeem Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taijul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Ariful Islam, James Fuller (England), Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka), Nadre Burger (South Africa)
Sylhet Strikers
Direct Signings and Retained Players: Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Zakir Hasan, Jaker Ali Anik, Paul Stirling (Ireland), George Munsey (Scotland)
Draft Selections: Rony Talukdar, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Ruel Mia, Ariful Haque, Nihaduzzaman, Nahidul Islam, Rahkeem Cornwall (West Indies), Samiullah Shenwari (Afghanistan), Reece Topley (England)
Khulna Tigers
Direct Signings and Retained Players: Nasum Ahmed, Afif Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Miraz
Draft Selections: Hasan Mahmud, Naim Sheikh, Imrul Kayes, Mahidul Ankon, Abu Hider Rony, Ziaur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabbi, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mohammad Hasnain (Pakistan), Oshane Thomas (West Indies), Lewis Gregory (England), Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan)
Rangpur Riders
Direct Signings and Retained Players: Nurul Hasan Sohan, Sheikh Mehedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Khushdil Shah (Pakistan), Alex Hales (England), Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan), Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), Saurabh Netravalkar (USA), Steven Ryan Taylor (USA)
Draft Selections: Nahid Rana, Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Rakibul Hasan, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Irfan Sukkur, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Taufiq Khan Tushar, Akif Javed (Pakistan), Curtis Campher (Ireland)
Dhaka Capitals
Direct Signings and Retained Players: Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Johnson Charles (West Indies), Stephen Eskinazi (England), Shahnawaz Dahani (Pakistan), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka), Amir Hamza (Afghanistan)
Draft Selections: Litton Das, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Abu Jayed Rahi, Mukidul Islam Mugdha, Mushfik Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Munim Shahriar, Asif Hasan Mitul, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Saim Ayub (Pakistan), Mir Hamza (Afghanistan)
Chittagong Kings
Direct Signings and Retained Players: Shakib Al Hasan, Shariful Islam (Direct signing), Moeen Ali (England), Usman Khan (Pakistan), Haider Ali (Pakistan), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), Mohammad Wasim Jr. (Pakistan), Binura Fernando (Sri Lanka)
Draft Selections: Shamim Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Khaled Ahmed, Alis Al Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Naim Islam, Maruf Mridha, Rahatul Ferdous Javed, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Marshall Ayub, Graham Clark (England), Thomas O’Connell (Australia)
Durbar Rajshahi
Direct Signings and Retained Players: Anamul Haque Bijoy, Zishan Alam
Draft Selections: Taskin Ahmed, Jisan Alam, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Sabbir Hossain, Sanjamul Islam, M Meherob Hossain, Akbar Ali, Hasan Murad, Shafiul Islam, Mohr Sheikh Antor, Saad Nasim (Pakistan), Lahiru Samarakkon (Sri Lanka)
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