BCB launches NCL T20.

[Tormuz]

"With a target to tune up the national cricketers for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Championship in West Indies, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are all set to launch the first-ever National Cricket League T20 competition from April 11 to 20.

BCB has signed a deal with ATN Records to take care of the marketing aspect of the venture.

Six franchises will own the six divisional teams and Rubaba Dowla, consultant of ATN Records, informed at a press conference yesterday that some corporate houses have already shown their interest to own the franchises.

"I hope we can inform about the franchises on March 29. The prize money will be US$100,000 for the champions while the runners-up team will receive US$50,000 and there will also be other lucrative prizes," said Rubaba adding that they will take all steps to make the tournament a grand success.

"There would be no auction for the first tournament but we will try to bring the divisional teams under franchises for the longer-version tournament from next season. Salary would be restricted for this first tournament and the players will be financially benefited," said Mahbubul Anam, BCB's senior vice-president.

"We hope this single-league tournament will help our national players to prepare for the T20 World Cup," he added.

BCB's director Gazi Ashraf Hossain, also chairman of the tournament committee, informed that national selectors will play a big role to make sure that the leading players are distributed equally among the teams.

"If we want to participate in the Champions League T20 then there is no alternative other than introduce this kind of tournaments in the domestic calendar. We suspended the national cricket league one-day competition because of time constraint and we thought that it would be helpful for us if we play T20 cricket ahead of the World Cup," said Ashraf.

One team can register six foreign players but can field two in a match".

NCL 20-20? So it will be held right after PCL in Dubai?

[Rabz]

They missed the train, but now just trying to make up for it.
Only time would tell if they can catch it back again.

Good initiave before the world cup though.

[dolcevita]

My godness we got 3 decent T20 league in BD : NT20 league , PCL , Dhaka T20

We could mergers these three competition into a big T20 league .

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[wiseshah]

Excellent news
bcb is doing all the right thing
welldone bcb.
Thanks for rokibul"s 3 month suspension too, that should be an example too.

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[Ajfar]

why can't they hold the ODI league after the SA A team tours?

[Tormuz]

Originally Posted by bangladesh_sy
why can't they hold the ODI league after the SA A team tours?

jor-bristhir somoy.

[AsifTheManRahman]

Finally. Hopefully we'll stop losing to Ireland now. Hopefully.

[Eshen]

বিসিবি এই লীগের জন্য কয়েকজন ‘আইকন ক্রিকেটার’ ঠিক করে দেবে। নিলামে এসব ‘আইকন ক্রিকেটার’কে কিনে নেবে বিভিন্ন বিভাগীয় দল। এই লীগের জন্য ছয়টি বিভাগীয় দলের নামেও কিছুটা নতুনত্ব থাকছে। যেন ঢাকা বিভাগীয় দল পরিচিতি পাবে—‘ঢাকা ডেয়ারডেভিলস’ বা ডিডি নামে। চট্টগ্রামের দলের পরিচিত হতে পারে ‘চট্টগ্রাম সাইক্লোন বা সিসি’ নামে। এই নামগুলো এখনও চূড়ান্ত কিছু হয়নি বলে জানিয়েছেন আয়োজকরা।

http://www.amardeshonline.com/pages/...10/03/21/23691

[Nocturnal]

finally good initiative by BCB!!
i also like the timing - April 11 to 20 means i will get to watch few games too - LIVE!!

[BD-Shardul]

রুবাবা আছে--এইবার ত অর্ফি আর জিশান কম্পিউটারেরে স্ক্রীন এর ভেতর মাথা ঢুকায়া দেখবে।

[Rabz]

Dhaka Daredevils??
You gotta be kidding me. Hope the report is not all that accurate.
Whatever happened to coming up with atleast something new??

DD,CC,RR,SS,KK??
Seems like we gonna have a double trouble here.

[Equinox]

Dhaka Daredevils
Chittagong Cyclones
Khulna Knights
Sylhet Stallions
Rajshahi Royals
Barishal Bolods(???)

[Ashfaq]

Barishal Blasters.

[Eshen]

How about Barishal Vagabonds?

None of those players belongs to Barishal, they are playing for the team because their original divisions don't want them.

[revolver]

Originally Posted by Equinox
Dhaka Daredevils
Chittagong Cyclones
Khulna Knights
Sylhet Stallions
Rajshahi Royals
Barishal Bolods(???)

looool,,,

[Rabz]

Sylhet Saints.
Barisal Braves.

[dolcevita]

Foridpur's Angel...

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[zainab]

Originally Posted by wiseshah
Excellent news
bcb is doing all the right thing
welldone bcb.
Thanks for rokibul"s 3 month suspension too, that should be an example too.

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As this is domestic cricket, I am sure that Rok will be able to play. anyhow, great contest to give the players a chance to have some practice. Also, it will be easier for BCB to pick the final 15 squad.

Guess Mash will not be around, he is warming the bench for KKR and having a good holiday.

[zainab]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Finally. Hopefully we'll stop losing to Ireland now. Hopefully.

Is BD playing against Ireland in their group? I forgot. I thought that they were playing Pakistan.

[WarWolf]

We have very lean chance of making it to the next round as we are facing two best T20 sides.

Date Match Time Venue
Fri Apr 30 1st Match, Group D - West Indies v TBC
N/A Providence Stadium, Guyana
Fri Apr 30 2nd Match, Group B - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
N/A Providence Stadium, Guyana
Sat May 1 3rd Match, Group C - India v TBC
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sat May 1 4th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v Pakistan
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sat May 1 5th Match, Group D - England v TBC
N/A Providence Stadium, Guyana
Sun May 2 6th Match, Group C - India v South Africa
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 2 7th Match, Group A - Australia v Pakistan
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 2 8th Match, Group B - New Zealand v Zimbabwe
N/A Providence Stadium, Guyana
Mon May 3 10th Match, Group B - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
N/A Providence Stadium, Guyana
Mon May 3 9th Match, Group D - West Indies v England
N/A Providence Stadium, Guyana
Tue May 4 11th Match, Group C - South Africa v TBC
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Tue May 4 12th Match, Group A - Australia v Bangladesh
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Thu May 6 13th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v D2)
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Thu May 6 14th Match - TBC v TBC (C1 v B2)
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri May 7 15th Match - TBC v TBC (A2 v C2)
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri May 7 16th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v D1)
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat May 8 17th Match - TBC v TBC (C1 v D2)
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat May 8 18th Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v B2)
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun May 9 19th Match - TBC v TBC (C2 v D1)
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun May 9 20th Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v A2)
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Mon May 10 21st Match - TBC v TBC (B2 v D2)
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Mon May 10 22nd Match - TBC v TBC (A1 v C1)
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Tue May 11 23rd Match - TBC v TBC (B1 v C2)
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Tue May 11 24th Match - TBC v TBC (D1 v A2)
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Thu May 13 1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Fri May 14 2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
N/A Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun May 16 Final - TBC v TBC
N/A Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

[AsifTheManRahman]

Originally Posted by zainab
Is BD playing against Ireland in their group? I forgot. I thought that they were playing Pakistan.

I wasn't talking about the world cup. I meant in general.

[cricman]

So the winner of this Competition goes to the Champions League?

[uss01]

Good idea, I hope this franchise system is extended to include the 4 day first class competetion. That will hopefully make that league more competitive and solve the low pay issue.

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"There would be no auction for the first tournament but we will try to bring the divisional teams under franchises for the longer-version tournament from next season. Salary would be restricted for this first tournament and the players will be financially benefited," said Mahbubul Anam, BCB's senior vice-president.
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[nycpro96]

Originally Posted by cricman
So the winner of this Competition goes to the Champions League?

I hope so. BCB should try this initiative and ask ICC about this.

[beshideshi]

Barisal blitzkrieg would be quite a sweet name.