The Barisal Division cricket team or Barisal Blazers is a Bangladeshi first-class team representing the

Barisal Division Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...

, one of the seven administrative regions in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. The team competes in the

National Cricket League The National Cricket League is the oldest domestic first-class cricket competition in Bangladesh. It is contested by teams representing seven of the eight regional divisions of Bangladesh (there is no team from Mymensingh Division) as well as a t ...

and was formerly a participant in the now-defunct

National Cricket League One-Day The National Cricket League One-Day was the principal domestic limited overs cricket competition in Bangladesh from 2000–01 until 2010–11. It has since been superseded by the Dhaka Premier Division competition, which gained List A cricket, List ...

. In the short-lived

National Cricket League Twenty20 The 2010 National Cricket League Twenty20 ( bn, ন্যাশনাল ক্রিকেট লীগ ) tournament in Bangladesh (abbreviated as NCL 1 2010 or the NCL T20 2010), played in April 2010, was the sole edition of a now-defunct Twe ...

competition, played in the 2009–10 season only, Barisal played in their official green and black colors. The equivalent team in the

Bangladesh Premier League The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...

(BPL) is the

Barisal Bulls Fortune Barishal ( bn, ফরচুন বরিশাল) is a franchise cricket team plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), representing the country's Barishal Division. Following the 2015 competition, the team were one of the BPL's si ...

. Barisal's home ground is the

Barisal Divisional Stadium Barisal Divisional Stadium (also known as Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium) is a multi-purpose, district stadium in Barisal, Bangladesh. It is currently used mostly for football and cricket matches. The stadium can hold up to 30,000 people ...

, also known as the Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium, which has a 15,000 capacity. They have only won one competition in their history, the 2008–09 National Cricket League One-Day.

Honours

* National Cricket League (0) – * One-Day Cricket League (1) – 2008–09

Summary by season

At the end of the 2017–18 season Barisal Division had played 140 first-class matches, with 20 wins, 61 losses and 59 draws.

Current squad

, The current squad for 2019–20 season

Notable players

The following is a list of players who have played for both Barisal and

. * Anisur Rahman *

Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar ( bn, কাজী হাবিবুল বাশার; born 17 August 1972) is a retired Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain of the Bangladesh cricket team. Under the managership of Dav Whatmore, he has been fo ...

Hannan Sarkar Hannan Sarkar ( bn, হান্নান সরকার) (born 1 December 1982) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played Tests and ODIs for Bangladesh. He made his Test debut aged only 19 as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka in July 20 ...

* Harunur Rashid *

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* Mazharul Haque *

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* Moniruzzaman * Mosharraf Hossain *

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Nasir Hossain Nasir Hossain ( bn, নাসির হোসেন; born 30 November 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He represents Rangpur Division at domestic level. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in August 2011. Asian Games Hossain was ...

* Nazimuddin *

Ranjan Das Bikash Ranjan Das ( bn, বিকাশ রঞ্জন দাশ ) is a Bangladeshi cricketer, who played in one Test match for the country in year 2000. Das was born on July 14, 1982 in Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), ...

* Raqibul Hasan * Robiul Islam *

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Sanwar Hossain Mohammad Sanwar Hossain ( bn, সানোয়ার হোসেন; born 5 August 1973) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer, who was part of the Bangladesh squad for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. History The middle-order batter made his internat ...

Shahriar Nafees Shahriar Nafees Ahmed ( bn, শাহরিয়ার নাফীস আহমেদ; born: 1 May 1985) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer, who played all formats of the game, and was also a former T20I captain for Bangladesh.He made his One ...

Sohag Gazi Sohag Gazi ( bn, সোহাগ গাজী; born 5 August 1991) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He made his Test debut in first test during West Indies's tour of Bangladesh in 2012, taking six wickets in the second innings. He is ...

* Syed Rasel *

Talha Jubair Talha Jubair ( bn, তালহা জুবায়ের) (born 10 December 1985) is a Bangladeshi cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with ...

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Barisal players who have played for countries other than Bangladesh: * Jeevantha Kulatunga

References

Other source

* ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual)

External links

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