DPL from Feb 20
The upcoming edition of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) will start from February 20 and the players-by-choice system will once again be in place, a Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) official informed yesterday.
The decision to keep the players-by-choice system -- during which the 12 clubs choose from a player pool in a sequence decided by lottery -- was taken after consulting with the clubs. The CCDM has decided to host the country's lone fifty-over tournament from February 20.
"This year we are going to players' by choice system after the consent of the participating clubs'. It's always tough to get the national team's players for their international commitments and considering the participation of the players we're going to players' by choice system," said CCDM acting in-charge Tawhid Mahmood.
''We have decided to start the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) just after the BPL ends. Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand will go on till March 22 from February 15. The tour will start with ODIs, so those who will not play Test series will play group phase DPL matches. But all the players will be able to play from the Super League stage."
Tawhid said that the CCDM is yet to decide whether they will be able to telecast at least one or two important matches of the Super League.
Each team can retain a maximum of three players and after the players' draft, clubs can release three players on the basis of mutual understanding. Any foreign player will be considered a free player but each team can field only one foreigner in the playing eleven.
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