The Rangpur Riders squad will feature experienced Bangladesh internationals Nurul Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain and Mahedi Hasan. They will be joined by overseas players Matthew Forde from West Indies, Wayne Madsen and Zak Chappell from England and Harmeet Singh from the USA
The tournament is scheduled to take place from December 12 to 22, featuring six franchise teams and showcasing local and international players in cricket's fastest format. Each franchise will be selecting up to 17 players and minimum 15 players for their squads
This will be South America’s first standalone cricket event and is sanctioned by Cricket West Indies and is fully supported by the government of Guyana who will be a key stakeholder in the tournament which features five teams from five different countries