Bangladesh finalises Premier League franchise ownership

Submitted by ITV Production on Jan 12, 2012
indiantelevision.com Team

MUMBAI: Bangladesh Cricket Board has finalised six franchises of its Premier League 2011 at the bidding programme held at Dhaka.

The base price for a team was $1 million. The franchise ownership is for six years.

The fact that the companies got the franchise for not much more than the base price says a lot about that market?s economic situation.

Nine companies took part in the bidding process. The programme observed one minute silence in remembrance of BCB CEO Manzur Ahmed who passed away.

List of franchise owners

 

Name of franchise buyer Franchise Bidding Amount
1. Alif Group Barisal $ 1.01 mn
2. S Q Sports Chittagong $ 1.20 mn
3. Europa Group Dhaka $1.05 mn
4. Orion Group Khulna $1.10 mn
5. Digital Auto Care Rajshahi $1.07 mn
6. Walton Sylhet $ 1.06 mn

The players? auction will be held on 19 January in Dhaka.

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Bangladesh Cricket Board