Khulna Tigers

Khulna Tigers
খুলনা টাইগার্স
LeagueBangladesh Premier League
Personnel
CaptainMehidy Hasan Miraz
CoachTalha Jubair
OwnerMindTree Limited
Team information
CityKhulna, Bangladesh
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012) (as Khulna Royal Bengals)
2016 (as Khulna Titans)
2019– (as Khulna Tigers)
Home groundSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
History
Bangladesh Premier League wins0 (Runner-up 2019-20)
Official websitewww.khulnatigers.net

T20 kit

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 Tigers use Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium for home games.

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]

  1. ^ "Mahela Jayawardene named coach of Bangladesh Premier League side Khulna Titans".
  2. ^ "7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL". daily Bangladesh. 16 November 2019.