Chittagong Kings

Chittagong Kings
চিটাগাং কিংস

Captain:	Mahmudullah
Coach:	Khaled Mahmud
City:	Chittagong, Bangladesh
Colors:
Owner:	SQ Sports
Founded:	2012
Dissolved:	2013
Home ground:	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (Capacity: 20,000) MA Aziz Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)
Manager:	Nasir Ahmed
BPL wins:	0 (Runners-up 2013)
Official website:	http://www.ChittagongKings.com

Chittagong Kings (Bengali: চিটাগাং কিংস, often abbreviated as CK) was a franchise cricket team that played in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) representing the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The team was owned by Samir Qader Chowdhury's SQ Sports. CK was captained by Mahmudullah and coached by Khaled Mahmud, a former Bangladeshi cricketer. Brian Lara was the team's batting consultant. Designer of the Logo and Jersey was J.J.A.

The official theme song for Chittagong Kings was Jago Chittagong Kings. The official colours were pink and navy blue. New logo of the Kings consists of a swordlike Bat the end of which encompasses of a lion. Chittagong Kings was the most expensive team of BPL. The home stadiums of the Chittagong Kings was Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium and MA Aziz Stadium, both of them located in Chittagong.

History

In 2012, The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) created the cricket tournament Bangladesh Premier League based on the Twenty20 form of the game. For the inaugural tournament held in February of the same year, a list of 6 teams who will be participating in the tournament was finalized. The teams representing 2 different divisions of Bangladesh, including Chittagong, were put up on auction in Radisson Hotels on 19 January. Chittagong Kings was bought by SQ Sports for a price of USD 1.2 million which was the most expensive buy of the six franchises.

2012 season

For the inaugural year icon player was Tamim Iqbal but was captained by allrounder Mahmudullah. For season one, team was managed by the Australian legend Michael Bevan and the head coach was the former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud & Dean Jones was the technical director.

The Kings started off the tournament with a bang after Chris Gayle century. They posted a total of 206 with captain Mahmudullah scoring a brisk fifty. They proved their bowling was in good nick by bowling out Duronto Rajshahi within twenty overs. They won their next game with Nasir Jamshed making 86 not out in quick time. However they lost their groove against the Dhaka Gladiators with Pollard blowing the Kings away from a game which was the Kings. But they were on their winning ways winning the next two games on the trot by good bowling efforts.

But for the next games batting failures lead to loses on home turf chasing modest totals. The Kings held their nerve to win against Dhaka Gladiators with superb bowling. However the then lost against the bottom Sylhet Royals with Sohail Tanvir doing the damage. But the penultimate game against Barisal Burners was lost as the bowling was very poor against Brad Hodge. This lose cost Chittagong a place in the semi finals.

Semi final confusion

The first semi-final of the BPL will have the team that finished first in the league playing the team that finished fourth. Duronto Rajshahi finished first, with 14 points, but until 2.00 am on the morning of the semi-final, it wasn't clear who finished fourth. Initially, it was announced that Barisal Burners were through to the semis, after their victory against Chittagong Kings, on the basis of net run-rate. At that point, the other two spots were going to be contested between Chittagong Kings, Khulna Royal Bengals and Dhaka Gladiators. The next day, after Dhaka lost narrowly to Rajshahi and Khulna beat Sylhet Royals, Khulna went to second place with 12 points, leaving Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong tied on 10 points at the end of the league phase. In the head-to-head results between the teams level on 10 points, Dhaka had beaten Barisal twice and Chittagong once and had a superior net-run rate and qualified for the semi-finals in third place. That now left Chittagong and Barisal in contention for the fourth spot. It was initially announced that Chittagong were in the semi-finals, presumably on the basis of a better head-to-head record in the three-way tie on 10 points, which included Dhaka. At 2.45 am of the game, however, the BPL issued a release which said that Barisal was the fourth semi-finalist, presumably because their head-to-head record with Chittagong. The decision was taken according to the rules and regulations of BPL which was announced before the tournament launch. According to the rules and regulations, if more than two teams tie at same points during group stage, the first preference is the number of wins of the teams during group stage. Dhaka, Chittagong and Barishal had 5 wins each. The second preference was the net run-rate of the teams and according to that Dhaka Gladiators was placed third, Barisal Burners was placed fourth and Chittagong Kings were eliminated by being placed fifth.

File writ with High Court

Chittagong Kings, one of the famous teams of the Bangladesh Premier League, Wednesday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking stay order on final match of the league. Chief Executive of Chittagong Kings Samir Qader Chowdhury filed the writ. The hearing on the writ petition will be held in an HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Mohammad Khorshed Alam in the afternoon. Barrister Rokonuddin Mahmud will move for the petitioner in the hearing of the writ. Earlier in the day, the Chittagong Kings filed a case against authorities of Bangladesh Premier League asking the court’s direction to declare the semifinal match between Barisal Burners and Duronto Rajshahi. Chief executive of Chittagong Kings Samiul Qader filed the case with first Assistant Judge Court of Dhaka. Four persons were made respondents in the case, including BPL secretary Siraj Uddin Alamgir. But the court rejected the embargo plea on the final match. Judge M Shawkat Ali fixed 15 March for the hearing on the case.

2013 season

This season due to new auction, the team is totally changed from the last season, although Mahmudullah, Kevon Cooper, Brendan Taylor is in the team again, with some other familiar face, the ensemble casts around him includes Dutch allrounder Ryan ten Doeschate, Kiwi legend allrounder Jacob Oram, British middle order batsmen Ravi Bopara, Pakistani Pace spearhead Wahab Riaz. The team also secured the services of old player Dwayne Bravo along with Pakistani dashing Opener Imran Nazir. Later, they bought Australian speed demon Shaun Tait who was unsold at the auction. Before the start of the tournament, Pakistan Cricket Board refused to issue No Objection Certificates (NOCs). None of the 26 Pakistan players auctioned in second season's 2013 Bangladesh Premier League took part in the Twenty20 competition. They also bought David Miller, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dilhara Lokuhettige as a replacement player.

Lara as ambassador

Brian Lara has been unveiled as the brand ambassador of Chittagong Kings for the second season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and the former West Indies batsman believes the franchise system will widen the net to find talented cricketers across the world. He will accompany the Kings' ownership in commercial and promotional activities, but is not likely to have a coaching role. But he will be sought out by the young players in the squad for batting tips, especially the local ones who are extremely eager to have a player who scored 11,953 Test runs and 10,405 in ODIs at such close proximity.

"I love the invention of the franchise teams," Lara said. "I think it takes away a lot of control that the individual boards have. It brings about a lot of income for the players and also for the owners, and you see a lot more people coming to watch the T20 game. That in itself has a lot of benefit and goes down to the grassroots level.

"In the West Indies we found it very difficult to get teenage cricketers playing. We are now launching our own T20 franchise cricket and hopefully that will see a lot more youngsters get the opportunity to advance."

Lara has supported the similar concept in Zimbabwe, where he played a few games two years ago. He cited the example of Viv Richards, who was in Australia's Big Bash League, as a means for legends to spread the word. "As a former cricketer you want to give something back," he said. "I was in Zimbabwe a few years back and supported them in their game at the Test level and at the one-day level, I actually even played in their T20 competition.

"But it's just a matter of wanting to get back. You saw Viv Richards in Australia recently. There have been a couple of other players in the world. I am quite happy to do something like this. The younger players who are not up to their highest standards, I think I get a lot more benefit or satisfaction to helping a team that needs someone like myself."

The game will be popular, he believed, but not at the cost of other formats. "I believe now with T20 cricket, a lot more people are watching the game. Just remember, we are all entertainers," he said. "If this kind of cricket brings interest to the people, cricketers will be happy to indulge in it. Test cricket is still important, so are ODIs, but T20 should be there too because of the crowd factor."

During the inaugural season of the BPL, former Australia players Michael Bevan and Dean Jones were part of the Chittagong Kings, as batting coach and technical director respectively.

Packed stadiums at Chittagong

The arrival of the second edition of BPL in Bangladesh's second-largest city completely changed the complexion of the Twenty20 tournament. The first match at the venue, between the home side (Chittagong Kings) and Sylhet Royals, was played in front of a packed house and nearly all matches over the next five days saw full houses. The chief reason is the central location of the MA Aziz Stadium, which is seeing some cricketing action after hosting football for most of the last eight years. International cricket is played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the western corner of Chittagong. Though certain roads leading up to the venue were cordoned off, the spectators lined up two hours before the game. There were also rumours of slashed ticket prices, which attracted a sizeable amount of students from nearby educational institutions. On the final day, when the Kings took on Dhaka Gladiators, there was barely any room to stand in the general galleries.

Administration and Coaching staff

• Owners – Samir Qader Chowdhury (SQ Sports).
• Chief Executive - Samiul Qader Chowdhury
• Brand ambassador - Brian Lara (2013-2015), Syed Ruma (2012), Emi (2012), Mou (2012)
• Coach – Khaled Mahmud (2012-2013), Michael Bevan (2012)
• Team Consultant – Minhajul Abedin
• Technical Director - Dean Jones (2012)
• Manager - Nasir Ahmed

Honours

Year	Bangladesh Premier League
2012	Group stage (5/6)
2013	Group stage (2/7)

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
77	David Miller		(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989	Left-handed	Left-arm off break	Overseas
77	Shehan Jayasuriya		(1991-09-12) 12 September 1991	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas
97	Aftab Ahmed		(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
07	Marshall Ayub		(1988-12-05) 5 December 1988	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
78	Mehrab Hossain, Jr.		(1987-07-08) 8 July 1987	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
All-rounders
30	Mahmudullah		(1986-02-04) 4 February 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
27	Ryan Ten Doeschate		(1980-06-30) 30 June 1980	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
77	Naeem Islam		(1986-12-31) 31 December 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
42	Ravi Bopara		(1985-05-04) 4 May 1985	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas
24	Jacob Oram		(1978-07-28) 28 July 1978	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
Wicket-keepers
10	Brendan Taylor		(1986-02-06) 6 February 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas
18	Nurul Hasan		(1993-11-21) 21 November 1993	Right-handed	-
Bowlers
34	Rubel Hossain		(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
45	Shaun Tait		(1983-02-22) 22 February 1983	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Overseas
99	Dilhara Lokuhettige		(1980-07-03) 3 July 1980	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
12	Arafat Sunny		(1986-09-29) 29 September 1986	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
45	Enamul Haque Jr		(1986-12-05) 5 December 1986	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
90	Kevon Cooper		(1989-02-02) 2 February 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas
99	Taskin Ahmed		(1995-04-03) 3 April 1995	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast

Player salaries

Nat	Player	Year Contract Signed / Renewed	Salary	Note
	Mahmudullah	2013	$ 1,25,000
	Ravi Bopara	2013	$ 1,25,000	Overseas
	Enamul Haque Jr	2013	$ 1,20,000
	Dwayne Bravo	2013	$ 1,15,000	Overseas
	Jacob Oram	2013	$ 1,11,000	Overseas
	Arafat Sunny	2013	$ 1,00,000
	Ryan ten Doeschate	2013	$ 1,00,000	Overseas
	Naeem Islam	2013	$ 85,000
	Shaun Tait	2013	$ 75,000	Overseas
	Rubel Hossain	2013	$ 60,000
	Kevon Cooper	2013	$ 50,000	Overseas
	Nurul Hasan	2013	$ 32,000
	Brendan Taylor	2013	$ 30,000	Overseas
	Jason Roy	2013	$ 30,000	Overseas
	Marshall Ayub	2013	$ 16,000
	Aftab Ahmed	2013	$ 10,000
	Mehrab Hossain, Jr.	2013	$ 10,000
	Taskin Ahmed	2013	$ 10,000
	Ariful Haque	2013	$ 10,000

Player list

Nation	Player	Year of service
	Tamim Iqbal	2012
	Mahmudullah	2012-2013
	Naeem Islam	2013
	Rubel Hossain	2013
	Nurul Hasan	2013
	Marshall Ayub	2013
	Ziaur Rahman	2012
	Aftab Ahmed	2013
	Arafat Sunny	2012-2013
	Jahurul Islam	2012
	Sanjamul Islam	2012
	Shamsur Rahman	2012
	Farhad Reza	2012
	Enamul Haque Jr	2012-2013
	Mehrab Hossain, Jr.	2013
	Taskin Ahmed	2013
	Ariful Haque	2013
	Nasir Jamshed	2012
	Jason Roy	2012-2013
	Ravi Bopara	2013
	Jacob Oram	2013
	Shaun Tait	2013
	David Miller	2013
	Muttiah Muralitharan	2012
	Ryan ten Doeschate	2013
	Dwayne Bravo	2012-2013
	Kevon Cooper	2012-2013
	Brendan Taylor	2012-2013

Partners

• Title sponsor - SQ Sports
• Technology Partner - Karitkarma
• Marketing and Branding partner - Lonesock
• Radio partner - Radio Aamar
• Wardrobe partner - Ecstasy
• Sponsors - RSRM, Elite Paint, DACCADYEING, Ispahani

Fixtures and results

2012 season

Group stage

10 February (D/N) Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 206/4 (20 overs)

v

Duronto Rajshahi 153 (19.5 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 53 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

12 February Scorecard

Khulna Royal Bengals 171/3 (20 overs)

v

Chittagong Kings 174/4 (19.1 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

13 February (D/N) Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 153/6 (20 overs)

v

Dhaka Gladiators 156/4 (19 overs)

Dhaka Gladiators won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

15 February Scorecard

Sylhet Royals 152/4 (20 overs)

v

Chittagong Kings 154/3 (17.3 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

16 February Scorecard

Barisal Burners 125/6 (20 overs)

v

Chittagong Kings 126/2 (12.4 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

18 February (D/N) Scorecard

Duronto Rajshahi 126/6 (20 overs)

v

Chittagong Kings 117/9 (20 overs)

Duronto Rajshahi won by 9 runs Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

20 February (D/N) Scorecard

Khulna Royal Bengals 137/6 (20 overs)

v

Chittagong Kings 93 (18.1 overs)

Khulna Royal Bengals won by 44 runs Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

24 February Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 120/6 (20 overs)

v

Dhaka Gladiators 107/9 (20 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 13 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

25 February (D/N) Scorecard

Sylhet Royals 165/3 (20 overs)

v

Chittagong Kings 130/8 (20 overs)

Sylhet Royals won by 35 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

26 February (D/N) Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 150/9 (20 overs)

v

Barisal Burners 151/5 (15 overs)

Barisal Burners won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

External links

• Official Website
• Official Twitter Account
• Official Facebook Account
• Official Tournament Website