BCB to sell BPL franchise for three years
Monday, 18 July 2022
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament, the most popular domestic tournament of the country, is all set to back in old format as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will sell the franchise rights for the next three years, reports BSS.
The BCB will float the tender for the franchise rights for 2023-2025 within a week, its president Nazmul Hassan Papon said after the Board's of Directors meeting on Sunday.
The BCB also fixed the date of the BPL for the coming three years with the 2023 BPL running from January-February 16, 2024 BPL from January 6-February 17 and 2025 BPL from January 1-Febraury 11.
Nazmul Hassan Papon informed that they are willing to make the BPL a seven- team tournament next year and will also increase the number of the team if there is any opportunity.
The last two years' BPL was not held in traditional format due to Covid-19 situation. In 2020-2021 BPL was held with just local players as the Covid-19 created mayhem around the world.
The BCB sold the franchise rights for just one year in this year to mark the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.