Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) player draft 2017: Schedule, time, watch live

The BPL player draft on September 16 can be live streamed across India and the entire Asian subcontinent. Find out the steps.

Season five of the famed Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is scheduled for later this year, but the much-anticipated Players' draft takes place on Saturday September 16.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the full list of players will be a part of the draft for the T20 cricket tournament, inspired from the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Seven teams ply their trade in this highly-watched T20 league in Bangladesh. Dhaka Dynamites remains the most successful side, having won three titles from the five seasons.

List of teams: Chittagong Vikings, Khulna Titans, Sylhet Sixers, Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites, Rajshahi Kings, Rangpur Riders.

Although players from Pakistan, Srilanka and even Afghanistan are a part of the Twenty-20 league, the Indian players have never participated.

BPL Player Draft 2017

208 foreign players will be a part of the draft, with England having the most representation, followed by Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The players are categorised from Grade A to F. While the Grade A category players cost $70,000, the Grade F category players are priced at $10,000.
Each of the teams have to pick a minimum of seven local players and two foreign players. During a BPL match, a team can field a maximum of five overseas players; the minimum strength of foreign players being three.
Grade A+ player: Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh).
Grade A players: Azhar Ali (Pakistan), Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka), Gary Balance (England), Kamran Akmal (Pakistan), Misbah-Ul-Haq (Pakistan), Tim Bresnan (England), Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka).