Barisal Bulls out of BPL 2017
Barisal Bulls won't be part of the 2017 Bangladesh Premier League season after they were ousted for not meeting the financial terms and conditions set by the BCB
Mohammad Isam
09-Aug-2017
Barisal Bulls finished last in 2016 • BCB
This year's Bangladesh Premier League will be without Barisal Bulls after the governing council ousted them for not paying the tournament fees. The tournament will now have seven teams.
"At a meeting today, we decided that Barisal Bulls will not be participating in the 2017 BPL," governing council chairman Afzalur Rahman Sinha said. "They didn't meet the BPL's financial terms and conditions."
The Barisal franchise, co-owned by Axiom Technologies and BCB director MA Awwal Chowdhury, finished last in 2016. ESPNcricinfo understands that one of the owners was reluctant to run the team this year due to financial difficulties.
Sinha said the Barisal players, including their icon player, were likely to be in the draft next month.
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84