Sports Reporter:
Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam has got the highest bid in the auction for the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) newly introduced Domestic Three (D3) Trophy, fetching a record 2.3 crore points as franchises assembled their squads for the tournament scheduled to begin in December.
Citizens Bank secured Shoriful at the highest price of the auction, while pacer Taskin Ahmed went to Walton for 2.1 crore points and opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim joined Fortune for 2 crore points.
Fortune also spent 1.55 crore points to sign Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, while Liton Das joined Walton for the same price. Hasan Mahmud was picked up by Bluestar for 1.5 crore points, with Saif Hasan securing the same amount.
Wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali Anik attracted a significant bid of 1.7 crore points from Citizens Bank, while right-arm pacer Khaled Ahmed was signed by Seven Rings Cement for 1.5 crore points.
Unlike conventional player auctions, where franchises bid with money, the D3 Trophy auction operates on a points-based system, with teams competing to secure their preferred players within their allotted points.
Cricketers will receive domestic match fees as determined by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
Each team has been allocated a maximum budget of 10 crore points to assemble its squad.
Players have been divided into five categories, with base values set at 40 lakh points for Category A, 30 lakh for Category B, 20 lakh for Category C, 10 lakh for Category D and 5 lakh for Category E.
Therefore being a Category A player, Shoriful will get Taka 40 lakh whatever the points the team spend on him.
The six franchises in the tournament are Acme, Fortune, Walton, Seven Rings Cement, Citizens Bank and Bluestar. Six icon players had already been assigned to the teams before the auction.
Nurul Hasan Sohan will represent Bluestar, Towhid Hridoy Fortune, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat Acme, Mohammad Naim Sheikh Citizens Bank, Mushfiqur Rahim Seven Rings Cement and Mehidy Hasan Miraz Walton.
Among the Category B players, Sabbir Rahman attracted the highest bid, joining Fortune for 1.2 crore points after starting at a base price of 30 lakh points. Fortune also secured pace-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin for 69 lakh points.
Abdul Gaffar Saqlain and Mahidul Islam Ankon joined Fortune for 1.2 crore points each. Afif Hossain Dhruv was signed by Bluestar for 99 lkah points, while Citizens Bank secured Hasan Murad for 45 lakh points. Seven Rings Cement acquired Shadman Islam Anik for the same price.
Acme signed Naeem Hasan for 30 lakh points and Alis Al Islam for 48 lakh points, while Walton brought Marshall Ayub into its squad for 36 lkah points.
A total of 281 cricketers were included in the auction pool, with 275 available for bidding after the six icon players had been assigned to their respective franchises. The final auction list included 25 Category B players.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib went unsold in the auction, missing out on an opportunity to return to competitive cricket through the tournament.
Tanzim, who has previously demonstrated his ability at international level with his aggressive pace bowling, has been sidelined for an extended period due to injury. His prolonged absence from competitive cricket has also raised questions about his current match fitness.
The D3 Trophy could have offered the pacer a platform to regain competitive rhythm, but no franchise showed interest in signing him at the auction.
Icon players: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Walton), Towhid Hridoy (Fortune), Mosaddek Hossain (Acme), Mushfiqur Rahim (Seven Rings Cement), Nurul Hasan Sohan (Blue Star) and Mohammad Naim (Citizens Bank).
Head coaches: Mohammad Salahuddin (Fortune), Sohel Islam (Blue Star), Rajin Saleh (Acme), Abdur Razzak (Walton), Hannan Sarkar (Seven Rings Cement) and Mizanur Rahman Babul (Citizens Bank).
Fortune Group-Towhid Hridoy, Rishad Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Tanvir Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Fazle Mahmud Rabbi, Mushfik Hasan, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Akbar Ali, Mohammad Abdullah, Enamul Haque Ashiq, Sadhin Islam, Shamim Mia, Nuhael Sandid, Mohammad Hossain, Niloy Ranjan Shil, Saikat Ali, Hafizur Rahman and
Islamul Ahsan Abir.
Walton-Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mominul Haque, Liton Das, Taskin Ahmed, Marshall Ayub, Nasum Ahmed, Ariful Islam, Rony Talukder, Iqbal Hossain Emon, Nahidul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Ziaur Rahman, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Samiun Basir Ratul, Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan, SM Meherob Hossain, Imranuzzaman, Asaduzzaman Payel, Naeem Ahmed, Rabiul Hasan Anik, Rabiul Islam Robi and Rakib Howlader.
Blue Star-Nurul Hasan Sohan, Sheikh Mahedi, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Afif Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Ifttakhar Hossain Ifti, Mahfizul Islam Robin, Abu Hashim, Abu Haider Roni, Sadiqur Rahman, Kalam Siddiqui Aleen, Safar Ali, Yasin Hossain, Rahim Ahmed, Anamul Haque Anam,
Azizul Hakim, Abdur Rahim, Adil Bin Siddique and Shahadat Rahman Samrat.
Seven Rings Cement-Mushfiqur Rahim, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaled Ahmed, Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Shamim Hossain Patwari, Mohammad Mithun, Mohammad Irfan Hossain, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabbi, Anisul Islam Emon, Anamul Haque, Debashish Sarkar, Asadullah Hill Ghalib, Rafiuzzaman Rafi, Rizan Hossain, Ryan Rafsan Rahman, Tafsir Arafat Tasib, Farhan Sadiq and Abdullah Al Mumin.
Acme Group-Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, Naeem Hasan, Alish Al Islam, Mohammad Rubel, Amit Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Rakibul Hasan, Ripon Mondal, Mukidul Islam Mughd, Mahmudullah Riyad, Khalid Hasan, Jawad Abrar, Maruf Mridha, Yasin Mia, Mohammad Ashraful Hasan, Sabbir Hossain, Ruel Mia, Ahrar Amin Pian, Al Amin Roni and Anik Sarkar.
Citizens Bank-Naim Sheikh, Saif Hasan, Jaker Ali Anik, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Murad, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Sumon Khan, Azizul Hakim Tamim, Jisan Alam, Taibur Rahman Parvez, Aminul Islam Biplob, Shuvagata Hom, Shafiqul Islam, Irfan Shukkur, Tofail Hasan, Al Fahad, Moin Khan, Arif Ahmed, Leon Islam, Ashiquzzaman, Abdullah Al Muhi, Anik Deb Barman and Humayun Ahmed.
