The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025 players' draft has been done today (October 14) at a city hotel, and it’s packed with excitement as teams look to secure the best talent from both local and international players.

Seven teams participated in the players’ draft: Chittagong Kings, Dhaka Capitals, Durbar Rajshahi, Fortune Barishal, Khulna Tigers, Rangpur Riders, and Sylhet Strikers.

The draft had 198 Bangladeshi cricketers and 440 overseas players up for grabs. Local players are divided into six categories, with Mushfiqur Rahim being the only player in Category A, valued at around Tk 80 lakh. Overseas players are categorized into five groups with remuneration ranging from USD 15,000 to 70,000.

Here are the pickings in the BPL 2025 players’ draft:

Chittagong Kings: Shamim Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Khaled Ahmed, Alis Al Islam, Graham Clark, Thomas O'Connell, Mohammad Mithun, Naeem Islam, Maruf Mridha, Rahatul Ferdous, Parvez Rahman Jibon, Marshall Ayub.

Dhaka Capitals: Litton Das, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Mukidul Islam, Abu Jayed, Saim Ayub, Amir Hamza, Sabbir Rahman, Munem Shahriar, Asif Hasab, Shahadat Hossain Dipu.

Durbar Rajshahi: Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Jishan Alam, Sabbir Hossain, Saad Nasim, Lahiru Samarakoon, Sanjamul Islam, SM Meherob, Akbar Ali, Hasan Murad, Shafiul Islam, Mohor Sheikh.

Fortune Barishal: Mahmudullah Riyad, Tanvir Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Ripon Mondol, James Fuller, Pathum Nissanka, Ebadot Hossain, Nayeem Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taijul Islam, Nandre Burger, Shohidul Islam, Ariful Islam.

Khulna Tigers: Naim Sheikh, Hasan Mahmud, Imrul Kayes, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Mohammad Hasnain, Lewis Gregory, Abu Hider Rony, Ziaur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby, Mahmudul Hasan Joy.

Rangpur Riders: Nahid Rana, Saif Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Rakibul Hasan, Akif Javed, Curtis Campher, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Irfan Sukkur, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Tawfique Khan Tushar.

Sylhet Strikers: Rony Talukdar, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Rahkeem Cornwall, Samiullah Shinwari, Ruyel Miah, Ariful Haque, Nihaduzzaman, Nahidul Islam, Reece Topley.