Rangpur Riders which is one of the seven contenders of upcoming fourth edition of Bangladesh Premier League 2016/17 which is going to kick off in next 4th November, 2016. Though, Rangpur Riders is not the founding member of the BPL which was first participate in this tournament in 2013 where BPL started their journey in 2012.
Upcoming season of Bangladesh Premier League will be the third consecutive season where they yet to make any final appearances before. But they ranked third position out of six participants in last season of BPL. They are scheduled to play their first match which will be the tournament’s 2nd match against Khulna Titans in next 4th November, 2016. Here we present the complete details of their upcoming match below.
# Upcoming Match Details:
- Competition Between – Rangpur Riders Vs Chittagong Vikings [live streaming player/links will be available just after the toss]
- Competition Date – 9th November, 2016
- Game Time – 19:00 (Local)
- Arena – Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
- Address – Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Established – 2006
- Seats Capacity – 25,416
The team of Rangpur Riders consists of total twenty three players including eleven overseas players as well. Though, the Tigers star Soumya Sarkar is in their current squad and regarded as their icon player but he is only given the charge of vice captain where Pakistani all – rounder Shahid Afridi is selected as their captain. Let’s have a look below where their current team squad is given.
# Complete Team Squad of Rangpur Riders (Local):
| S/N | Player Name | Role | Style | Remarks |
| 1. | Soumya Sarkar | Batsman | Left handed | VC |
| 2. | Mithun Ali | Wicket – keeper | Right handed | |
| 3. | Pinak Ghosh | Wicket – keeper | Left handed | |
| 4. | Ziaur Rahman | All – rounder | Right handed & Right arm medium fast | |
| 5. | Naeem Islam | All – rounder | Right handed & right arm offbreak | |
| 6. | Rubel Hossain | Bowler | Right arm fast | |
| 7. | Arafat Sunny | Bowler | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 8. | Sohag Gazi | Bowler | Right arm offbreak | |
| 9. | Mukhtar Ali | Bowler | Right arm medium fast | |
| 10. | Elias Sunny | Bowler | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 11. | Mehrab Hossain | Bowler | Right arm medium | |
| 12. | Shahbaz Chouhan | Bowler | Slow left arm orthodox |
# Complete Team Squad of Rangpur Riders (Foreign):
| S/N | Player Name | Role | Style | Nation |
| 1. | Nasir Jamshed | Batsman | Left handed | Pak |
| 2. | Babar Azam | Batsman | Right handed | Pak |
| 3. | Sharjeel Khan | Batsman | Left handed | Pak |
| 4. | Mohammad Shahzad | Wicket – keeper | Right handed | Afg |
| 5. | Gidron Pope | Batsman | Left handed | WI |
| 6. | Gihan Rupasinghe | Batsman | Left handed | Sri |
| 7. | Shahid Afridi | All – rounder | Right handed & right arm legbreak googly | Pak |
| 8. | Dasun Shanaka | All – rounder | Right handed & Right arm medium fast | Sri |
| 9. | Liam Dawson | All – rounder | Left handed & slow left arm orthodox | Eng |
| 10. | Sachithra Senanayake | Bowler | Right arm off spin | Sri |
| 11. | Richard Gleeson | Bowler | Right arm fast medium | Eng |
# Management & Coaching Staff:
- Dr Kazi Ertaza Hassan – Chairman
- Zeaur Rahman – Senior VC
- Mahboob Rahman – VC
- Kazi Shameem Mehede – CEO & Director
- MD Mizanur Rahman – M.D
- Sanowar Hossain – Manager
- Javed Omar – Head Coach
- Lalithamana Fernando – Bowling Coach
# Upcoming Matches Schedule:
| Match No. | Date | Time (Local) | Against | Venue |
| 1st | 6th Nov, 2016 | 14:30 | Rajshahi Kings | Dhaka |
| 2nd | 9th Nov, 2016 | 19:00 | Chittagong Vikings | Dhaka |
| 3rd | 12th Nov, 2016 | 19:00 | Dhaka Dynamites | Dhaka |
| 4th | 17th Nov, 2016 | 19:00 | Barisal Bulls | Chittagong |
| 5th | 18th Nov, 2016 | 19:00 | Comilla Victorians | Chittagong |
| 6th | 22nd Nov, 2016 | 14:30 | Khulna Titans | Chittagong |
| 7th | 25th Nov, 2016 | 14:30 | Rajshahi Kings | Dhaka |
| 8th | 27th Nov, 2016 | 19:00 | Chittagong Vikings | Dhaka |
| 9th | 30th Nov, 2016 | 14:30 | Dhaka Dynamites | Dhaka |
| 10th | 2nd Dec, 2016 | 14:30 | Barisal Bulls | Dhaka |
| 11th | 4th Dec, 2016 | 14:30 | Comilla Victorians | Dhaka |
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