Khulna Tigers
Khulna Tigers (Bengali: খুলনা টাইগার্স) are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team representing the Khulna division in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise was owned by Gemcon Sports and was founded in 2016 as a replacement for the Khulna Royal Bengals who had participated in the first two seasons of the BPL. The Titans use Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium for home games.
| খুলনা টাইগার্স | ||
| File:Khulna Tigers.png | ||
| Nickname(s) | Ready To Roar | |
|---|---|---|
| League | Bangladesh Premier League | |
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Mushfiqur Rahim | |
| Coach | Lance Klusener | |
| Owner | MindTree Limited | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Khulna, Khulna Division, Bangladesh | |
| Colours |  | |
| Founded | 2012 (as Khulna Royal Bengals); 2016 (as Khulna Titans) | |
| History | ||
| Bangladesh Premier League wins | 0 | |
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During the 2016/17 season, the team was captained by Mahmudullah Riyad and was coached by Stuart Law.
For the 2017/18 Bangladesh Premier League season, Mahela Jayawardene was appointed as the head coach replacing Stuart Law who took up duties as the head coach of West Indies cricket team.[1]
On 16 November 2019, MindTree Limited and Premier Bank Limited was named as the sponsor of the team and the team was renamed to Khulna Tigers from Khulna Titans.[2]
- ↑ "Mahela Jayawardene named coach of Bangladesh Premier League side Khulna Titans".
- ↑ "7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL". daily Bangladesh. 16 November 2019.