Khulna Titans
| খুলনা টাইটানস | |
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| Nickname(s): | The Titans |
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| Captain: |
 Mahmudullah Riyad |
| Coach: |
 Stuart Law |
| City: | Khulna, Bangladesh |
| Owner: | Gemcon Sports |
| Founded: | 2016 |
| Home ground: | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium |
| Capacity: | 15,000 |
| Manager: |
Nafees Iqbal |
| Adviser: |
Habibul Bashar |
| BPL wins: | 0 |
| Official website: |
www |
Khulna Titans (Bengali: খুলনা টাইটানস) are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team representing the Khulna division in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise is owned by Kazi Inam Ahmed, Managing Director of Gemcon Sports, and was founded in 2016 as a replacement for the Khulna Royal Bengals who had participated in the first two seasons of the BPL.
As of the 2016–17 season, the team is captained by Mahmudullah Riyad and coached by Stuart Law. The primary home ground of the team is the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna City.[1]
History
The Khulna Royal Bengals team was originally formed by Orion Group and participated in the first two seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2012 and 2012–13. Following the suspension of all of the BPL franchises following a range of financial and spot-fixing issues during the second season of the league, the original franchise was not re-established for the third season of the BPL in 2015–16.
After a complete change in the franchise ownership and management Khulna Titans were established in advance of the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.[2]
Current squad
- As of 25 October 2016
| Name | Nat | Batting Style | Bowling Style | ||||
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| Batsmen | |||||||
| Riki Wessels |  | Right-hand bat | Wicketkeeper | ||||
| Nicholas Pooran |  | Left-hand bat | Wicketkeeper | ||||
| Andre Fletcher | | Right-hand bat | Wicketkeeper | ||||
| Lendl Simmons | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| Abdul Mazid | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm offbreak | ||||
| Noor Hossain Saddam | | Right-hand bat | |||||
| All-Rounders | |||||||
| Mahmudullah Riyad (C) | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm offbreak | ||||
| Mosharraf Hossain | | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||
| Alok Kapali | | Right-hand bat | Legbreak | ||||
| Hasanuzzaman | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Ariful Haque | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| Taibur Rahman | | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||
| Kevon Cooper | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | ||||
| Bowlers | |||||||
| Shafiul Islam | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||
| Shuvagata Hom | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm offbreak | ||||
| Naeem Islam jnr | | Right-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||
| Ben Laughlin | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast medium | ||||
| Benny Howell | | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||
| Mohammad Asghar |  | Right-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||
| Junaid Khan | | Right-hand bat | Left-arm fast | ||||
Support staff
- Managing Director - [Md Enam Ahmed]
- Head Coach - Stuart Law
- Manager - Nafees Iqbal
- Technical Advisor - Habibul Bashar
References
- ↑ "Khulna Titans target exciting cricket in BPL". Dhaka Tribune. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Khulna Titans' logo unveiled, Riyad named as captain |". www.bdcricteam.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Khulna Titans target exciting cricket in BPL". EspnCricinfo. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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