19-05-2025
Bengal Pro T20 League Season 2 Draft: Shahbaz, Porel, Manoj Tiwary Among Star Picks
802 cricketers were picked by eight franchises in the Bengal Pro T20 League Season 2 draft, attended by Snehasish and Sourav Ganguly at a city hotel.
A total of 802 cricketers were drafted in the mega men's draft of the Bengal Pro T20 League Season 2 at a glitzy ceremony at a city hotel on Monday.
The players were picked by the eight franchisees, namely Sobisco Smashers Malda, Adamas Howrah Warriors, ServoTech Siliguri Strikers, Harbour Diamonds, Shrachi Rarh Tigers, Lux-Shyam Kolkata Royal Tigers, Murshidabad Kings and Rashmi Medinipur Wizards.
CAB Office bearers, led by President Snehasish Ganguly, Vice President Amalendu Biswas, Secretary Naresh Ojha, Treasurer Prabir Chakrabarty, Joint Secretary Debabrata Das, along with India cricket legend Sourav Ganguly, women's cricket icon Jhulan Goswami, were present for the draft. Chairpersons of various CAB committees, former international players, former office bearers and Apex Council Members were also present.
Also present were Bengal Pro T20 League committee members – Deep Chatterjee, Subhradeep Ganguly, Lopamudra Banerjee, Keya Ray, Surajit Lahiri, Ambarish Mitra, Soumendu Chatterjee, Joydeep Mukherjee, along with other CAB members.
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Speaking about the draft, CAB President Mr Ganguly said: 'I welcome all the current office bearers, former office bearers, international players and all the franchises for the men's draft of the second season of the Bengal Pro T20 League.
'I hope you will all witness an exciting draft process in the next few hours. I am sure we will have an even more successful Bengal Pro T20 League season this time," Mr Ganguly added.
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First Published:
May 19, 2025, 22:00 IST