Premier Bank Khulna Tigers form a balanced team
Wednesday, 29 December 2021
The players' draft for the eighth edition of BPL 2022 was held at a city hotel on Monday. Last year's runners-up Premier Bank Khulna Tigers have formed a balanced team, says a statement.
Apart from Mushfiqur Rahim and Soumya Sarkar, Khulna Tigers have roped in all-rounder Sheikh Mahedi, pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi, newcomer Yasir Ali Rabbi, Farhad Reza, Roni Talukder, pacer Syed Khaled Ahmed, Zaker Ali Anik and Nabil Samad.
Among the foreign cricketers, the team have Sri Lankan experienced all-rounder Thisara Perera, Vanuka Rajapakse and Sekuje Prasanna. There are also Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikander Raja and young Afghan fast bowler Naveen Ul Haq.
Premier Bank Khulna Tigers' head Coach is Lance Klusener from South Africa.
Managing Director and Chief Executive of Premier Bank M. Rezaul Karim (FCMA) said, "We are delighted once again to be the partner of Bangladesh's most popular sport cricket through the Premier Bank Khulna Tigers' team in the eighth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)."