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| League | Bangladesh Premier League | |
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| Personnel | ||
| Captain | TBD | |
| Coach |  Lance Klusener | |
| Owner | Mango Entertainment Limited | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Rajshahi, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh | |
| Colors |  | |
| Founded | 2012 (as Duronto Rajshahi) | |
| History | ||
| Bangladesh Premier League wins | 0 | |
| Official website | rajshahikings | |
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Rajshahi Kings (Template:Lang-bn) are a Bangladeshi franchise Twenty20 cricket team. The team is based in Rajshahi in Bangladesh and competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket competition.
History
Duronto Rajshahi participated in the first two seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2011/12 and 2012/13. Following the suspension of all BPL franchises after the second season of the league, the Rajshahi Kings were formed in advance of the 2016/17 Bangladesh Premier League following a complete change in the team ownership and management. They competed in the fourth edition of the BPL in late 2016, losing in the final to the Dhaka Dynamites. On 6 October 2016, Darren Sammy was announced the captain of the side.
Season overview
2011/12
See also: 2011-12 Bangladesh Premier LeagueDuronto Rajshahi was captained by Mushfiqur Rahim and had the likes of Marlon Samuels, Sabbir Rahman and Mohammad Sami by his side. The team dominated during the league stage, winning 7 of their 10 games, finished at the top of the leaderboard. However, they lost to Barisal Burners in the semi-final, ending a positive campaign.
2012/13
See also: 2012-13 Bangladesh Premier LeagueThis time, the team was lead by Tamim Iqbal who had the likes of Moeen Ali and Sean Ervine accompanying him. This time, Rajshahi just managed to finish in the top 4 during the league stage, winning 5 games out of 12 matches. Their campaign ended as they were disqualified during the playoffs
2016/17
See also: 2016-17 Bangladesh Premier LeagueThe kings were the other new team alongside Khulna Titans participating this year. They signed Mohammad Sami and Darren Sammy (who was later on made the skipper) pre-draft. As they were one the new teams, the kings were allowed to select two local cricketers in the draft before the initial procedure. They selected Mehedi Hasan and Nurul Hasan. They signed Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga (missed whole tournament due to national commitments), English all-rounder Samit Patel and more from the overseas department in the draft. They bought Mominul Haque, Farhad Reza and some more local talents also from the draft. They also signed Kiwi all-rounder James Franklin and Jamaican seamer Kesrick Williams mid-tournament. They chose hard-hitting t20 specialist batting all-rounder Sabbir Rahman as their icon player.
The kings started off with a 3 run defeat to Khulna Titans and lost to Barisal Bulls (Sabbir 122) in a nail-biting finish. They notched up crucial victories against Dhaka Dynamites (did so twice) and Khulna Titans to qualify for the playoffs.
They won against Chittagong Vikings and Khulna Titans in the eliminator and the 2nd qualifier game respectively. Unfortunately, the suffered a heavy defeat against Dhaka Dynamites in the final.
2017/18
See also: 2017-18 Bangladesh Premier LeagueThey recplaced previous icon Sabbir Rahman with wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as the icon player and retained Mominul Haque, Farhad Reza and Mehedi Hasan. They signed English opener and part-time seamer Luke Wright and West Indian top-middle order batsmen Lendl Simmons to provide stability to the top order and also made a one-season contract with Zimbabwe's Malcolm Waller to give the lower-middle order a boost. They extended the contract for one more year with Franklin, Sami and Sammy (remade skipper).
In the draft, The Kings got the first pick in the lottery and unsurprisingly selected wiry left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman. They were riding their luck as they also gained the first pick in the overseas selection in the draft, picking Pakistani leggie Usama Mir. The surprise picks were U19 all-rounder Qazi Onik, in-form orthodox spinner Nihaduzzaman, pacer Hossain Ali and little known Pakistani all-rounder Raza Ali Dar.
The Kings began their conquest with a lost to Rangpur Riders and couldn’t fully recover from the early defeat. They went on to lose more matches but secured some victories on the way. Overall, they finished 2nd last at 6th.
2018/19
See also: 2018-19 Bangladesh Premier LeagueThey retained Mominul Haque, Zakir Hasan, Mehedi Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman. They signed Afghan leg-spinner Qais Ahmad and South African Christiaan Jonker pre-draft
In the draft, Rajshahi snatched in-form batsman Soumya Sarkar as their first pick. From the overseas department, they signed the likes of Sri Lankan pacer Isuru Udana and Dutch All-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate. Their Head Coach Lance Klusener was present in the event.
Records
| Year | Bangladesh Premier League |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Semi-finals |
| 2013 | Playoffs |
| 2016 | Runners-up |
| 2017 | League Stage |
Sponsorship
| Year | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest Branding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sbarro | Runner Group | First Security Islami Bank Limited | Microsoft |
| 2017 | Crescent Footwear Ltd | Flora Bank | First Security Islami Bank Limited | |
| 2018 |
Current squad
- As of
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth Date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Signed Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 68 | Mominul Haque |  |
(1991-09-29) 29 September 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ||
| 77 | Christiaan Jonker | |
(1986-09-24) 24 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 59 | Soumya Sarkar | |
(1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ||
| 42 | Shahriar Nafees | |
(1985-05-01) 1 May 1985 (age 39) | Left-handed | 2018 | |||
| 32 | Laurie Evans |  |
(1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Overseas | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 27 | Ryan ten Doeschate |  |
(1980-06-30) 30 June 1980 (age 44) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 41 | Seekkuge Prasanna |  |
(1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 53 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | |
(1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ||
| 19 | Fazle Mahmud | |
(1987-12-30) 30 December 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 18 | Marshall Ayub | |
(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreak | 2018 | ||
| — | Alauddin Babu | |
(1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium -fast | 2018 | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 12 | Zakir Hasan | |
(1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | — | 2017 | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 90 | Mustafizur Rahman | |
(1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ||
| 6 | Arafat Sunny | |
(1986-09-29) 29 September 1986 (age 38) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 7 | Mohammad Sami |  |
(1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2016 | Overseas | |
| 17 | Isuru Udana | |
(1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| — | Qais Ahmad |  |
(2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm legbreak | 2018 | Overseas | |
| — | Kamrul Islam Rabbi | |
(1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ||
Team Management
- Chairman:- Hafizur Rahman Khan
- Directors:- Muhammad Sayeed, Amzad Hussain & Zubair N M Hussain
- Head Coach:- Lance Klusener
- Assistant Coach:- Mizanur Rahman Babul
- Team Manager:- Sajjad Ahmed Shipon
- CEO:- Tahmid Azizul Haque
- COO:- S M Shamsur Rahman
- Patron:- Shahriar Alam
References
- "BPL 2016 draft: As it happened". Dhaka Tribune. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- "BPL 4 players draft today". www.bdcricteam.com.
- ^ "Patrons and Owners of Rajshahi Kings". Rajshahi Kings.
- "Team Management". Rajshahi Kings.
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