23 Players Secured Teams Through Direct Signing Ahead of BPL Auction

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is bringing back the auction system for its 12th edition. The league used auctions in its first two seasons before switching to a players’ draft. Now, ahead of the 2026 BPL, the auction returns once again.

The auction will take place today (30 November) at a five-star hotel in Dhaka, where 158 local and 267 overseas cricketers will go under the hammer as six franchises assemble their squads for the new season.

However, even before the auction, 23 players—12 local and 11 foreign—have already been roped in through direct signings.

Local Players Signed Through Direct Signing

Sylhet Titans

Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Category A)

Nasum Ahmed (Category B)

Rangpur Riders

Mustafizur Rahman (Category A)

Nurul Hasan Sohan (Category B)

Dhaka Capitals

Taskin Ahmed (Category A)

Mohammad Saif Hassan (Category B)

Noakhali Express

Soumya Sarkar (Category B)

Hasan Mahmud (Category B)

Chattogram Royals

Sheikh Mahedi Hasan (Category B)

Tanvir Islam (Category B)

Rajshahi Warriors

Najmul Hossain Shanto (Category B)

Tanzid Hasan Tamim (Category A)

Foreign Players Signed Through Direct Signing

Dhaka Capitals

Alex Hales (England)

Usman Khan (Pakistan)

Chattogram Royals

Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan)

Rajshahi Warriors

Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan)

Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan)

Rangpur Riders

Khaja Nafay (Pakistan)

Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan)

Sylhet Titans

Saim Ayub (Pakistan)

Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)

Noakhali Express

Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Johnson Charles (West Indies)