The Chittagong Vikings are a franchise cricket team based in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). They were one of seven teams that competed in the 2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League. Tamim Iqbal continued as the captain of the team, with a drastic change in the management. Due to failure in the previous season the contract of Marvan Atapattu was not renewed, and Mohammad Salahuddin was appointed as the coach. Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Shoaib Malik and Grant Elliott were bought under the contract for the fourth season.
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.
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 Chris Gayle from the Barisal Bulls to the Chittagong Vikings.
Points table
The top four teams qualified for playoffs advanced to the Qualifier advanced to the Eliminator
Squad NameNationalityBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes BatsmenTamim Iqbal (C) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2015 Chris Gayle Left-handed Right-arm off break 2016 Chaturanga de Silva Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 All-roundersMohammad Nabi Right-handed Right-arm Offbreak 2016 Shoaib Malik Left-handed Right arm offbreak 2016 Grant Elliott Right-handed Right-arm medium 2016 Dwayne Smith Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2016 Nazmul Hossain Milon Right-handed Right-arm medium 2016 Wicket-keepersAnamul Haque Right-handed – 2015 Jahurul Islam Right-handed Right arm off break 2016 Zakir Hasan Left-handed – 2016 BowlersImran Khan Left hand bat Left-arm fast medium 2016 Taskin Ahmed Left hand bat Right-arm fast 2015 Subashis Roy Right-handed Right-arm medium 2016 Tymal Mills Right-handed Left arm fast 2016 Shahidul Islam Right-handed Right-arm medium 2016 Abdur Razzak Left-handed slow left-arm orthodox 2016 Saqlain Sajib Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 Jubair Hossain Right-handed Right-arm legbreak 2016
Statistics
+Most runsPlayerInningsRuns Tamim Iqbal 11 425 Anamul Haque 10 231 Mohammad Nabi 7 213
+Most wicketsPlayerInningsWickets Mohammad Nabi 10 35 Taskin Ahmed 8 30 Imran Khan, Jr 7 27
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