Rangpur Riders

Rangpur Riders
Nickname(s): The Riders
Riders of Hope
Captain: Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan
Coach: Australia Shane Jurgensen
City: Rangpur, Bangladesh
Colors:
Owner: I-Sports
Founded: 2012
Home ground: Rangpur Stadium, Rangpur Cricket Garden
BPL wins: 0
Official website: Official Website


The Rangpur Riders is a franchise cricket team based in Rangpur, Bangladesh. The team competes in Bangladeshi Twenty20 cricket competition Bangladesh Premier League.[1] Rangpur Stadium serves as the home ground for the team. The team's official colors are Dark Blue and Light Blue.[2] The team was founded in 2012 and made its first appearance during the second season of the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League as the seventh team in the tournament.[3][4]

The Riders are coached by Former Bangladesh National Cricket Team coach Shane Jurgensen, and lead by Shakib Al Hasan, who is also the icon player of the team.[5]

History

In 2012, The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) created the cricket tournament Bangladesh Premier League based on the Twenty20 form of the game. For the inaugural tournament held in February of the same year, a list of 6 teams who will be participating in the inaugural tournament was finalized. In December 2012, Rangpur Riders was bought by I-Sports for a price of US$3.10 million..[6]

Overall records

Year Matches Wins Losses No Result Run Rate Summary
2012
Did not participate
2013 12 5 7 0 -.506 Fifth (of seven)
2014
Tournament not held
2015 10 7 3 0 +.609 Third (of six)
2016 14 - - - - -

Sponsorship

Kit Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2012 Lotto Sport Italia Flora Telecom Limited ZTE Corporations
2013 BBS Cables Fresh Cements
2016

Current squad[7]

Name Nat Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Lendl Simmons West Indies Cricket Board Right-hand bat Right arm medium-fast International cap
Misbah-ul-Haq (vc) Pakistan Right-hand bat Right arm legbreak International cap
Soumya Sarkar Bangladesh Left-hand bat Right arm medium-fast International cap
Quinton de Kock South Africa Left-hand bat Wicketkeeper International cap
Jahurul Islam Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right arm offbreak International cap
Raqibul Hasan Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right arm leg break
Mithun Ali Bangladesh Right-hand bat
All rounder
Shakib Al Hasan (c) Bangladesh Left-hand bat Left arm orthodox International Cap
Darren Sammy West Indies Cricket Board Right-hand bat Right arm medium-fast International cap
Thisara Perera Sri Lanka Left-hand bat Right arm medium-fast International cap
Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan Right-hand bat Right arm offbreak International cap
Murad Khan Bangladesh Left-hand bat Left arm orthodox
Rasel Al Mamun Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right arm legspin
Kevin O'Brien Republic of Ireland Right-hand bat Right arm medium-fast International cap
Marshall Ayub Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right arm legbreak
Bowler
Sachithra Senanayake Sri Lanka Right-hand bat Right arm off spin International cap
Wahab Riaz Pakistan Right-hand bat Left arm fast International cap
Arafat Sunny Bangladesh Left-hand bat Slow left arm orthodox International cap
Jubair Hossain Bangladesh Right-hand bat Legbreak International cap
Saqlain Sajib Bangladesh Left-hand bat Left arm orthodox
Mukhtar Ali Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right arm medium-fast
Abu Jayed Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right arm medium-fast

References

  1. "Rangpur look to win maiden BPL title". theindependentbd. The Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. "Rangpur bring Misbah in place of Dilshan". theindependentbd. The Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. "Barisal go to final at Rangpur’s expense". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. "Rangpur Riders win a thriller". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. "Rangpur Riders rope in coach Jurgensen". The Daily Star. The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. "Al-Amin breaks Rangpur Riders backbone". The Independent. theindependentbd. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. "Rangpur Riders Squad". Cricinfo. cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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