The Rangpur Riders are a professional cricket team based in Rangpur City, Rangpur. The Riders compete in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the premier cricket league in Bangladesh. The Riders are headquartered at the Bashundhara Residential Area in Dhaka. They use Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium for home games.
The Riders joined the league as a member in 2013, prior to the second edition of the tournament. Although the ownership of the team changed multiple times, the team structure stayed in its original form since the foundation of the team. The team is currently owned by Sohana Sports Limited in care of Bashundhara Group, a pioneering conglomerate based in Bangladesh.
Administrators and Support Staff
Owner: Sohana Sports (Bashundhara Group)
CEO: Ishtiak Sadeque
Managing Director: Safwan Sobhan
Director(s): Mizanur Rahman, Jabed Iqbal
Adviser: Naimur Rahman
Head Coach: Tom Moody
Bowling Coach: Mohammad Rafique
Current Squad Rangpur Riders
Name | Playing Role | Country |
---|---|---|
Johnson Charles | Batsman | West Indies |
Kusal Perera | Batsman | Sri Lanka |
Mohammad Mithun | Batsman | Bangladesh |
Thisara Perera | All-Rounder | Sri Lanka |
Ravi Bopara | All-Rounder | England |
David Willey | All-Rounder | England |
Mashrafe Mortaza (C) | Bowler | Bangladesh |
Rubel Hossain | Bowler | Bangladesh |
Sohag Gazi | Bowler | Bangladesh |
Samuel Badree | Bowler | West Indies |
More About Players of Rangpur Riders
Anwar Ali
Age: 28 years 310 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast
Arafat Sunny
Age: 30 years 1 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox
Babar Azam
Age: 21 years 351 days
Playing role: Batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm off break
Elias Sunny
Age: 30 years 273 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox
Richard Gleeson
Age: 28 years 303 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Jupiter Ghosh
Age: 27 years 70 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Mehrab Hossain
Age: 25 years 171 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
David Miller
Overseas Player
Age: 27 years 112 days
Playing role: Middle-order batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm off break
Mohammad Mithun
Age: 26 years 230 days
Playing role: Top-order batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Mohammad Shahzad
Age: 28 years 243 days
Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting: Right-hand bat
Muktar Ali
Age: 26 years 356 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast
Naeem Islam
Age: 29 years 274 days
Playing role: All-rounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm off break
Nasir Jamshed
Age: 26 years 299 days
Playing role: Opening batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Pinak Ghosh
Age: 17 years 254 days
Playing role: Opening batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Gidron Pope
Age: 19 years 311 days
Playing role: Top-order batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm off break
Rubel Hossain
Age: 26 years 273 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast
Gihan Rupasinghe
Age: 30 years 209 days
Playing role: Middle-order batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Leg-break
Sachithra Senanayake
Age: 31 years 234 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm off break
Shahbaz Chouhan
Age: 21 years 7 days
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox
Shahid Afridi
Age: 36 years 213 days
Playing role: All-rounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Leg break googly
Dasun Shanaka
Age: 25 years 21 days
Playing role: All-rounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium
Sharjeel Khan
Age: 27 years 47 days
Playing role: Opening batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Leg-break
Sohag Gazi
Age: 25 years 56 days
Playing role: Bowler
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm off break
Soumya Sarkar
Age: 23 years 218 days
Playing role: Middle-order batsman
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast
Ziaur Rahman
Age: 29 years 303 days
Playing role: All-rounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
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