NCL to kick off on Oct 10

The National Cricket League (NCL), one of the two first class tournaments of Bangladesh is set to kick-start on October 10 as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has finalized the domestic calendar for the coming season. As usually, seven divisions and Dhaka Metro will take part in the two-tier four-day tournament. The NCL will end on November 17 after which the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), considered as the prime first class tournament will start on November 26. Based on their performance in the NCL, the cricketers will make the cut in four teams of BCL. The tournament will be completed on December 19. The BCL one-day competition will run from December 22-30. Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament is set to start on January 10 next year but for the general election, the schedule might be changed.