List of Bangladesh Premier League captains
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In cricket, the captain is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities.[1][2] The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It has been held annually since its first edition in 2012.[3] In the two seasons played, 22 players have captained their team in at least one match.[4]
Mushfiqur Rahim, the captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team since 2011, has played the most matches as a captain, having led in all 24 matches that he has played in, with an overall win–loss percentage of 66.66%. Mosharraf Hossain of the Dhaka Gladiators has the best win–loss percentage in the BPL as a captain with 100%. However, he only captained for one match. Brendan Taylor has the best win-loss rate with 83.33% in 6 matches who captained his team in more than 1 matches. But of those who have captained for at least 10 matches, Mashrafe Mortaza has the best win–loss percentage in the BPL, with a win–loss percentage of 76.19% from 21 matches. Rahim and Mortaza jointly lead in number of matches won as a captain with 16 wins. Of those who have captained at least 10 matches, Shahriar Nafees has the worst win–loss percentage of 28.57% from 14 matches. Nafees and Mahmudullah Riyad of the Chittagong Kings have lost the highest number of matches as captains with 10 losses. Alok Kapali, Nafees, Rahim and Lou Vincent are the only players who have captained two teams. Kapali and Vincent have each captained the Barisal Burners and Sylhet Royals, Nafees has captained the Barisal Burners and the Khulna Royal Bengals, and Rahim has captained the Duronto Rajshahi and the Sylhet Royals.[4]
Peter Trego of the Sylhet Royals has captained his team for the most number of matches without registering a win; he led his team in five matches which resulted in five losses. Six players have captained the Sylhet Royals, five players have captained the Duronto Rajshahi, four players have captained the Barisal Burners, three players have captained the Chittagong Kings, Dhaka Gladiators, Khulna Royal Bengals, and two players have captained the Rangpur Riders. Of the 22 players, who have played at least one match as a captain, 16 of them are from Bangladesh. Of the six others, two are from Sri Lanka and one each from Australia, England, New Zealand and Zimbabwe.[4]
The list includes those players who have captained their team in at least one BPL match. The list is initially organized by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by win–loss percentage. If still tied then they are sorted by their last name.[lower-greek 1][lower-greek 2]
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| First | Year of their first BPL match as a captain |
| Last | Year of their latest BPL match as a captain |
| Match(es) | Number of matches as a captain |
| Team(s) | Team(s) for which the player has played as captain in at least one match |
| Won | Number of games won |
| Lost | Number of games lost |
| Tied | Number of games tied |
| NR | Number of games with no result |
| Win% | Percentage of games won as captain[lower-greek 3] |
BPL captains
| Player | Nationality[lower-greek 4] | First | Last | Match(es) | Team(s) | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahim, MushfiqurMushfiqur Rahim |  Bangladesh |
2012 | 2013 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Mortaza, MashrafeMashrafe Mortaza | Bangladesh |
2012 | 2013 | 21 | Dhaka Gladiators | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Hodge, BradBrad Hodge |  Australia |
2012 | 2013 | 18 | Barisal Burners | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Riyad, MahmudullahMahmudullah Riyad | Bangladesh |
2012 | 2013 | 18 | Chittagong Kings | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Nafees, ShahriarShahriar Nafees | Bangladesh |
2012 | 2013 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Hasan, Shakib AlShakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh |
2012 | 2012 | 11 | Khulna Royal Bengals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Razzak, AbdurAbdur Razzak | Bangladesh |
2013 | 11 | Rangpur Riders | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Taylor, BrendanBrendan Taylor |  Zimbabwe |
2013 | 2013 | 6 | Chittagong Kings | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Kapali, AlokAlok Kapali | Bangladesh |
2012 | 2013 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Trego, PeterPeter Trego |  England |
2012 | 2012 | 5 | Sylhet Royals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kapugedera, ChamaraChamara Kapugedera |  Sri Lanka |
2013 | 2013 | 4 | Duronto Rajshahi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Islam, JahurulJahurul Islam | Bangladesh |
2013 | 2013 | 4 | Duronto Rajshahi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Ashraful, MohammadMohammad Ashraful | Bangladesh |
2012 | 2013 | 4 | Dhaka Gladiators | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Iqbal, TamimTamim Iqbal | Bangladesh |
2013 | 2013 | 3 | Duronto Rajshahi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Vincent, LouLou Vincent |  New Zealand |
2013 | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Muktar Ali | Bangladesh |
2013 | 2013 | 2 | Duronto Rajshahi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hossain, MosharrafMosharraf Hossain | Bangladesh |
2013 | 2013 | 1 | Dhaka Gladiators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Haque Jr., EnamulEnamul Haque Jr. | Bangladesh |
2013 | 2013 | 1 | Chittagong Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kayes, ImrulImrul Kayes | Bangladesh |
2012 | 2012 | 1 | Sylhet Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mubarak, JehanJehan Mubarak | Sri Lanka |
2013 | 2013 | 1 | Khulna Royal Bengals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hossain, NasirNasir Hossain | Bangladesh |
2013 | 2013 | 1 | Rangpur Riders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shuvo, SuhrawadiSuhrawadi Shuvo | Bangladesh |
2012 | 2012 | 1 | Sylhet Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Notes
- ↑ To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the
icon in the column title. - ↑ These statistics are correct as of the 2013 season.
- ↑ Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
- ↑ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.
References
- ↑ Cricket Australia; Frank Pyke; Ken Davis (8 March 2010). Cutting Edge Cricket. Human Kinetics. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7360-7902-0. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ Ken Davis; Neil Buszard (5 April 2011). Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game. Human Kinetics. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7360-9078-0. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Premier League". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bangladesh Premier League/Records/Most matches as captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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