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Brandon Moyo
Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE international cricketers, Ryan Burl and Richard Ngarava are set to take part in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after they were signed by Sylhet Strikers during the player draft.
The two Chevrons stars are no strangers to international franchise cricket having taken part in some of the best leagues in the world. They are the only Zimbabweans picked to take part in Bangladesh’s premier franchise cricket competition.
This will be Ngarava, a left arm fast bowler’s, maiden appearance at the BPL while Burl, a hard hitting all-rounder, will be returning to Sylhet Strikers after impressing them in this year’s edition. Burl has also previously played for Chattogram Challengers.
The two stars are some of the shining talents in the present Zimbabwe national team and will be playing alongside the likes of Harry Tector, Ben Cutting, Shafiqul Islam and Mashrafe Mortaza. Taking part in next year’s BPL will be key for the two Chevrons talents as it will provide them yet another platform to showcase their skill and add on to their exposure which will come in handy in helping the national team. The duo has been enjoying a good run in international cricket.
Ngarava will also be looking to continue with growing his profile in franchise cricket after a successful debut spell in the Lankan Premier League (LPL) where he turned out for Galle Titans of Sri Lanka. A total of seven teams are set to compete in the upcoming edition of the BPL which will commence in January. The seven teams participating are Fortune Barishal, Chattogram Challengers, Comilla Victorians, Durdanto Dhaka, Rangpur Riders, Sylhet Strikers and the Khulna Tigers. Burl and Ngarava will join big names such as Dasun Shanaka, Kasun Rajitha, Shakib Al Hasan, Babar Azam, Ihsanullah, Matheesha Pathirana, Brandon King, Wanindu Hasaranga, Tamim Iqbal, Shoaib Malik, Paul Starling, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammed Amir, who were all picked by different teams.
Sylhet Strikers Team:
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Zakir Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Harry Tector, Ben Cutting, Ryan Burl, George Scrimshaw, Ariful Haque, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Mohammad Mithun, Rejaur Rahman Raza, Jawad Rowen, Nayeem Hasan, Shofiqul Islam, Nazmul Islam Apu, Dusan Hemantha, Salman Hossain, Richard Ngarava.
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