Nickname(s): The Kings Capacity: 15,000 Captain Darren Sammy Location Rajshahi, Bangladesh | City: Rajshahi, Bangladesh wins: 0 Coach Sarwar Imran Date founded 2016 | |
Owner: Mango Entertainment Limited Home ground: Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium Ground Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium Profiles | ||
Rajshahi Kings (Bengali: রাজশাহী কিংস ) are a Bangladeshi mens franchise Twenty20 cricket team. The team is based in Rajshahi in Bangladesh and competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket competition.
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History
Duronto Rajshahi participated in the first two seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2012 and 2013. Following the suspension of all BPL franchises after the second season of the league, the Rajshahi Kings were formed in advance of the 2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League following a complete change in the team ownership and management. They competed in the fourth edition of the BPL in late 2016, losing in the final to the Dhaka Dynamites. On 6 October 2016, Darren Sammy was appointed the captain of the side.
Current squad
As of 25 October 2016
