Like all other franchise-based domestic t20 competitions, Bangladesh Premier League authority also holds an auction or players draft prior to the start of the playing campaign. When is the BPL 2024 Players Draft? What is the price of BPL players in 2024? Who are the foreign players in BPL 2024? Find out all the answers and the 2024 BPL Player Draft & Auction Live Date and Time along with a full list of players with price. BPL Schedule & Fixtures 2024.
BPL 2024 Auction Date and Time
The players’ draft for the 2024 BPL campaign has already taken place. The Radisson Blu Water Garden in Dhaka hosted the event on 24th September 2023. This time the ceremony started at noon right at 12 pm Bangladesh Standard Time.
The rules suggest a team would need to feature at least 12 players including no less than 2 foreign players. Among the local players, each team could sign 1 directly and would need to pick at least 9 from the drafts. There has been no maximum limit on signing overseas players.
| Event Name | BPL 2024 Players Draft |
| Date | 24 September 2023 |
| Time | 12 pm Bangladesh Time, 6 am GMT |
| Venue | Radisson Blu Water Garden, Dhaka |
What is the price of BPL players in 2024?
There were 7 different categories for the local players and 5 categories for the foreign players. For the Bangladeshi players, the pricing started from 5 Lakh BDT for the G category and the maximum pricing was up to 80 Lakh BD Taka for Category A. On the other hand, the price range for foreign players differed between 20k to 80k US Dollars.
BPL 2024 Players Draft Price
| Category | Price |
| Local Players | |
| Category A | 80 Lakh BD Taka |
| Category B | 50 Lakh BD Taka |
| Category C | 30 Lakh BD Taka |
| Category D | 20 Lakh BD Taka |
| Category E | 15 Lakh BD Taka |
| Category F | 10 Lakh BD Taka |
| Category G | 5 Lakh BD Taka |
| Overseas Players | |
| Category A | 80,000 US Dollars |
| Category B | 60,000 US Dollars |
| Category C | 40,000 US Dollars |
| Category D | 30,000 US Dollars |
| Category E | 20,000 US Dollars |
BPL 2024 Players Draft Price List: Live Auction
BPL 2024 Players Draft List
Here is the complete list of players for all 7 franchises. There were multiple ways the players were signed or picked by the franchises and those were Direct Signing, Retained Players, and Picks from the Draft. Check out the drafted players list for the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League.
| Team | Picked players from the Draft |
| Chattogram Challengers | Shykat Ali, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Imranuzzaman, Alamin Hossain, Bilal Khan, Salauddin Sakeel, Shahadat Hossain Dipu |
| Comilla Victorians | Jaker Ali Onik, Rishad Hossain, Mahidul Ankon, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Rahkeem Cornwall, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Anamul Haque, Mathew Walter Ford, Mushfiq Hasan, Mahidul Ankon |
| Durdanto Dhaka | Alauddin Babu, Saif Hassan, Irfan Sukkur, S.M Mehrob Hasan, Sabbir Hossain, Jasim Uddin, Lahiru Samarakoon, Samarawickrama |
| Fortune Barishal | Mushfiqur Rahim, Rakibul Hasan Jr, Mohammad Saifuddin, Soumya Sarkar, Pritom Kumar, Taijul Islam, Prantik Nawrose Nabil, Dinesh Chandimal, Taijul Islam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Yannic Cariah |
| Khulna Tigers | Afif Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Dasun Shanaka, Kasun Rajitha, Akbar Ali, Sumon Khan, Mukidil Islam Mugdho |
| Rangpur Riders | Rony Talukdar, Ripon Mondol, Shamim Hossain, Hasan Murad, Ashikuzzaman, Abu Haider Rony, Fazle Mahmud Rabbi, Michael Ripon, Yasir Muhammad |
| Sylhet Strikers | Ariful Haque, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Mohammad Mithun, Rejaur Rahman Raza, Jawad Rowen, Nayeem Hasan, Shofiqul Islam, Nazmul Islam Apu, Dusan Hemantha, Salman Hossain |
BPL 2024 Retained Players List
| Team | Retained Players |
| Chattogram Challengers | Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, Ziaur Rahman, Nihaduzzaman |
| Comilla Victorians | Litton Das, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanvir Islam, Mohammad Rizwan, Sunil Narine |
| Durdanto Dhaka | Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny, Shoriful Islam |
| Fortune Barishal | Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Khaled Ahmed, Ibrahim Zadran |
| Khulna Tigers | Nasum Ahmed, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Nahidul Islam |
| Rangpur Riders | Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Azmatullah Omarzai, Nicholas Pooran |
| Sylhet Strikers | Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Zakir Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib |
BPL Directly Signed Players List 2024
| Team | Direct Signings |
| Chattogram Challengers | Shohidul Islam, Muhammad Haris, Nazibullah Zadran, Mohammad Hasnain, Steve Eskinazi, Curtis Campher |
| Comilla Victorians | Towhid Hridoy, Moeen Ali, Andrew Russell, Iftikhar Ahmad, Zaman Khan, Khusdil Shah, Johnson Charles, Noor Ahmad, Naseem Shah, Rashid Khan |
| Durdanto Dhaka | Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Saim Ayub, Usman Kadir, Chaturanga de Silva |
| Fortune Barishal | Tamim Iqbal, Shoaib Malik, Paul Starling, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammed Amir, Abbas Afridi, Dunith Wellalage |
| Khulna Tigers | Anamul Haque Bijoy, Evin Lewis, Faheem Ashraf, Dhananjaya De Silva, Shai Hope |
| Rangpur Riders | Shakib Al Hasan, Babar Azam, Ihsanullah, Matheesha Pathirana, Brandon King, Wanindu Hasaranga |
| Sylhet Strikers | Najmul Hossain Shanto, Harry Tector, Ben Cutting, Ryan Burl, George Scrimshaw |
Who are the foreign players in BPL 2024?
| Player Name | Franchise | Country |
| Babar Azam | Rangpur Riders | Pakistan |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Comilla Victorians | Pakistan |
| Nicholas Pooran | Rangpur Riders | West Indies |
| Nazibullah Zadran | Chattogram Challengers | Afghanistan |
| Paul Starling | Fortune Barishal | Ireland |
| Ben Cutting | Sylhet Strikers | Australia |
| Sunil Narine | Comilla Victorians | West Indies |
| Evin Lewis | Khulna Tigers | West Indies |
| Moeen Ali | Comilla Victorians | England |
| Dasun Shanaka | Khulna Tigers | Sri Lanka |
| Shoaib Malik | Fortune Barishal | Pakistan |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Fortune Barishal | Afghanistan |
| Faheem Ashraf | Khulna Tigers | Pakistan |
| Johnson Charles | Comilla Victorians | West Indies |
| Brandon King | Rangpur Riders | West Indies |
| Fakhar Zaman | Fortune Barishal | Pakistan |
| Muhammad Haris | Chattogram Challengers | Pakistan |
| Andrew Russell | Comilla Victorians | West Indies |
| Shai Hope | Khulna Tigers | West Indies |
| Rashid Khan | Comilla Victorians | Afghanistan |
| Kasun Rajitha | Khulna Tigers | Sri Lanka |
| Iftikhar Ahmad | Comilla Victorians | Pakistan |
| Usman Qadir | Durdanto Dhaka | Pakistan |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Chattogram Challengers | Pakistan |
| Zaman Khan | Comilla Victorians | Pakistan |
| Steve Eskinazi | Chattogram Challengers | England |
| Chaturanga de Silva | Durdanto Dhaka | Sri Lanka |
| Khusdil Shah | Comilla Victorians | Pakistan |
| Curtis Campher | Chattogram Challengers | Ireland |
| Dhananjaya De Silva | Khulna Tigers | Sri Lanka |
| Noor Ahmad | Comilla Victorians | Afghanistan |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Rangpur Riders | Afghanistan |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Rangpur Riders | Sri Lanka |
| Mohammed Amir | Fortune Barishal | Pakistan |
| Naseem Shah | Comilla Victorians | Pakistan |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Rangpur Riders | Sri Lanka |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | Durdanto Dhaka | Sri Lanka |
| Rahkeem Cornwall | Comilla Victorians | West Indies |
| Dunith Wellalage | Fortune Barishal | Sri Lanka |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | Durdanto Dhaka | Sri Lanka |
| Michael Rippon | Rangpur Riders | New Zealand |
| Matthew Forde | Comilla Victorians | West Indies |
| Bilal Khan | Chattogram Challengers | Pakistan |
| Ihsanullah | Rangpur Riders | Pakistan |
| Harry Tector | Sylhet Strikers | Ireland |
| Ryan Burl | Sylhet Strikers | Zimbabwe |
| Abbas Afridi | Fortune Barishal | Pakistan |
| Saim Ayub | Durdanto Dhaka | Pakistan |
| Dusan Hemantha | Sylhet Strikers | Sri Lanka |
| Dinesh Chandimal | Fortune Barishal | Sri Lanka |
| George Scrimshaw | Sylhet Strikers | England |
| Yannic Cariah | Fortune Barishal | West Indies |
BPL 2024 Player Draft & Auction Live
The ceremony was shown live on TV and online streaming platforms. T Sports telecasted the entire coverage on its linear TV channel. Online streaming was available through the T Sports App as well as the official YouTube channel of this network. Hence, fans were able to watch the coverage live via Android, iOS, Desktop, Laptop, TV, and other devices. The upcoming 2024 BPL Drafts for the 2025 edition will also be available on the T Sports channel and app. Watch BPL 2024 Live Streaming.