Naim highest amongst locals, Shanaka top in foreign category

Opener Mohammad Naim Sheikh was snapped up by Chattogram Royals for Tk 1 crore 10 lakh in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) players' auction on Sunday.

The auction for the 12th edition of the BPL is underway at a city hotel, with the standout development so far being Chattogram's move for Naim.

Interestingly, the only other player in Category A, Bangladesh's T20I skipper Litton Das, went to Rangpur Riders for Tk 70 lakh. The base price for Category A local players was set at Tk 50 lakh, and Naim and Litton were the only two in the category to enter the auction, with all other Category A locals already signed directly by franchises.

Meanwhile, veterans Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad went unsold in the first round of calls from Category B. Mushfiqur and Mahmullah were later taken by Rajshahi and Rangpur respectively from list of unsold players. Mominul Haque, who initially went unsold, was taken by Sylhet for 22 lakh takas later.

Elsewhere, Towhid Hridoy was picked by Rangpur Riders for Tk 92 lakh, while Shamim Hossain and Mohammad Saifuddin were acquired by Dhaka Capitals for Tk 56 lakh and Tk 68 lakh, respectively.

The bidding for foreign players started after the local players' auction was completed. Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka was acquired at the highest price from Category A of foreign players' list, going to Dhaka for 55k dollars. Ihsanullah Khan of Pakistan was the only other player to go above base price, going for 28k in Category C. Altogether 12 foreign players were taken aboard by franchises during the foreign players' auctions.

All local players bought from Auction:

Category A: (Base price 50 lakh)

Md Naim - 1.10 crore to Chattogram Royals
Litton Das - 70 lakh to Rangpur Riders

Category B: (Base price 35 lakh)

Parvez Emon - 35 lakh to Sylhet Titans

Mahmudullah Riyad - 35 lakh to Rangpur Riders
Shoriful Islam - 44 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Mushfiqur Rahim - 35 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
Towhid Hridoy - 92 lakh to Rangpur Riders
Shamim Hossain - 56 lakh to Dhaka Capitals

Tanzim Hasan Sakib - 65 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
Mohammad Saifuddin - 68 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Khaled Ahmed - 47 lakh to Sylhet Titans
Yasir Ali - 44 Rajshahi Warriors
Mahidul Islam Ankon - 35 lakh to Noakhali Express
Jaker Ali Anik - 35 lakh to Noakhali Express

Category C: (Base price 22 lakh)

Afif Hossain - 22 lakh to Sylhet Titans
Abu Haider Rony - 22 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Ebadot Hossain - 22 lakh to Sylhet Titans
Mahmudul Hasan Joy - 37 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Mohammad Mithun - 52 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Nahid Rana - 56 lakh to Rangpur Riders
Rakibul Hasan Jr. - 42 lakh to Rangpur Riders
Rony Talukder - 22 lakh to Sylhet Royals
Taijul Islam - 30 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Akbar Ali - 34 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
Mahfijul Islam Robin - 22 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Sabbir Rahman - 28 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Zakir Hasan - 22 lakh to Sylhet Titans
Mominul Hoque - 22 lakh to Sylhet Titans
Ripon Mondol - 25 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
Aliss Al Islam - 28 lakh to Rangpur Riders

Category D: (Base price 18 lakh)

Habibur Rahman Sohan  - 50 lakh to Noakhali Express
Jishan Alam - 18 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
Mrittunjoy Chowdhury - 18 lakh to Rangpur Riders
Nayeem Hasan - 22 lakh to Rangpur Riders
Nazmul Islam Apu - 18 lakh to Noakhali Express
Rejaur Rahman Raja - 18 lakh to Noakhali Express
Sumon Khan - 32 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Ziaur Rahman - 30 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Hasan Murad - 18 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
Ruyel Miah - 22 lakh to Sylhet Titans
Abu Hasim - 18 lakh to Noakhali Express
Tofayel Ahmed - 18 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Nasir Hossain - 18 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Kamrul Islam Rabbi - 18 lakh to Rangpur Riders
Arafat Sunny - 18 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby - unsold, unsold
Abdur Gaffar Saqlain - 44 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
SM Meherob Hasan - 39 lakh to Rajshahi
Mushfiq Hasan - 18 lakh to Noakhali Express
Irfan Shukkur - 18 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Shahadat Hossain Dipu - 18 lakh to Noakhali Express
Ariful Islam - 26 lakh to Sylhet Titans

Category E: (Base price 14 lakh)
Mukidul Islam Mugdho - 33 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Mehedi Hasan Rana - 14 lakh to Noakhali Express
Shykat Ali - 14 lakh to Noakhali Express
Robiul Hoque - 18 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
Shohidul Islam - 14 lakh to Sylhet Titans
Shuvagata Hom - 14 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Abdullah Al Mamun - 14 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Maruf Mridha -14 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Rahatul Ferdous Javed - 14 lakh to Sylhet Titans
Sabbir Hosan - 14 lakh to Noakhali Warriors
Iftakhar Hossain Ifti - 14 lakh to Rangpur Riders
Tawfique Khan Tushar - 14 lakh to Dhaka Capitals
Wasi Siddique - 19 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
Salman Hossain - 14 lakh to Chattogram Royals

Catrgory F: (Base price 11 lakh)
Mehedi Hasan Sohag - 11 lakh to Rangpur Riders
Zayed Ullah - 11 lakh to Dhaka Capitals 
Moinul Islam - 11 lakh to Dhaka Capitals 
Shakhir H Shuvo - 11 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors
Mohammad Rubel - 11 lakh to Rajshahi Warriors 
Zahiduzzaman Khan - 11 lakh to Chattogram Royals
Rahmatullah Ali - 11 lakh to Noakhali Express

All foreign players bought from auction:

Category A 

Niroshan Dickwella - 35k dollars to Chattogram Royals
Angelo Mathews - 35k dollars to Sylhet Titans
Dasun Shanaka - 55k dollars to Dhaka Capitals

Category B

Dushan Ishara Hemantha - 25k dollars to Rajshahi Warriors 

Category C
Ihasanullah Khan -  28k dollars to Noakhali Express
Aaron Jones - 20k dollars to Sylhet Titans
Zubairullah Akbari -  20k dollars to Dhaka Capitals
Angelo Perera -  20k dollars to Chattogram Royals
Haider Ali - 20k dollars to Noakhali Express
Jahandad Khan - 20k dollars to Rajshahi Warriors

Category E
Emilio Gay - 10k dollars to Rangpur Riders
Muhammad Akhlaq - 10k to Rangpur Riders