Barisal Bulls in 2016

The Barisal Bulls are a franchise cricket team based in Barisal, Bangladesh, which plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). They are one of the seven teams that are competing in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League. The team is being captained by Mushfiqur Rahim.

Player draft
The 2016 BPL draft was held on 30 September. Prior to the draft, the seven clubs signed 38 foreign players to contracts and each existing franchise was able to retain two home-grown players from the 2015 season. A total 301 players participated in the draft, including 133 local and 168 foreign players. 85 players were selected in the draft.

Standings

 * The top four teams will qualify for playoffs
 * advanced to the Qualifier
 * advanced to the Eliminator

Player Transfers
Prior to the 2016 draft, a number of high-profile players moved teams. These included transfers between competing teams and due to the suspension of the Transfers included the move of Barisal Bulls captain Mahmudullah Riyad to the Khulna Titans, Chris Gayle from the Barisal Bulls to the Chittagong Vikings,



Current squad

 * Coach – Dav Whatmore
 * Assistant Coach – Akhinur Zaman
 * Assistant Coach – Shyamol Sarker
 * Physio – Joy Biswas
 * Trainer – Ahmed Islam
 * Video Analyst – Saurabh Walkar
 * Adviser & Chief Selector – Faruk Ahmed
 * Associate Selector – Athar Ali Khan
 * Owner – M.A. Awwal Chowdhury