BPL 12 auction breakdown: How the teams stack up heading into bidding war

The players' auction for the 12th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to take place today at a city hotel in Dhaka, where over 400 Bangladeshi and overseas cricketers will go under the hammer, and six franchises will bid for their desired recruits.

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Before the bidding war begins at 4:00pm, here is a look at a few of the highlights of today's auction and how the six competing teams stack up heading into it:

• The players' auction is returning to the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 after 12 years. The first two editions in 2012 and 2013 used an auction system, while the next nine seasons followed a draft format.
• This auction will be conducted by Ormaan Rafay Nizam, who also oversaw the previous two BPL auctions.
• Six franchises have already directly signed 12 local and 11 foreign players. A total of 158 local and 267 overseas players will go under the hammer.
• Franchise bids will range from Tk 50,000 to Tk 500,000 across six categories for local players, and from $1,000 to $5,000 across five categories for overseas players.
• Each franchise must acquire at least 12 local players and at least two overseas players through the auction.
• The local players' purse has been set at Tk 4.5 crore (excluding direct signings), while the overseas purse is $350,000 (including direct signings)

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Dhaka Capitals

Directly signed local players: Taskin Ahmed, Saif Hassan

Directly signed foreign players: Alex Hales (England), Usman Khan (Pakistan)

Coaching staff: Toby Radford (Head Coach), Shoaib Akhtar (Mentor), Sheikh Mohsin (analyst), Mahbub Ali Zaki (assistant coach)

Rangpur Riders

Directly signed local players: Mustafizur Rahman, Nurul Hasan Sohan

Directly signed foreign players: Khawaza Nafay, Sufiyan Muqeem

Coaching staff: —

Chattogram Royals

Directly signed local players: Shak Mahedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam

Directly signed foreign players: Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan)

Coaching staff: Habibul Bashar (Mentor & Team Manager), Mominul Haque (head coach), Nazmul Hossain Milon (assistant coach)

Noakhali Express

Directly signed local players: Soumya Sarkar, Hasan Mahmud

Directly signed foreign players: Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka), Johnson Charles (West Indies)

Coaching staff: Khaled Mahmud (Head Coach)

Sylhet Titans

Directly signed local players: Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed

Directly signed foreign players: Mohammad Amir (Pakistan), Saim Ayub (Pakistan)

Coaching staff: Sohel Islam (Head Coach), Mahbub Emon (Senior Assistant Coach), Syed Rasel (Pace-bowling Coach), Enamul Haque Jr (Spin-bowling Coach), Imrul Kayes (Batting Coach), Rumi Rezwan (Team Manager), Nasir Ahmed Nasu (Performance Analyst), Bayjedul Islam Khan (Physio)

Rajshahi Warriors

Directly signed local players: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Nazmul Hossain Shanto

Directly signed foreign players: Mohammad Nawaz Sahibzada Farhan

Coaching staff: Hannan Sarkar (Head Coach), Rajin Saleh (Assistant Coach), Tarek Aziz Khan (Bowling Coach), Hasanuzzaman Jhoru (Team Manager)