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Preview: Dhaka Gladiators

Big budget, big ambitions

Sports Reporter
The approach taken by
reigning champions Dhaka Gladiators during the players' auction of the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 last month made it quite evident that Salim Chowdhury and Co. arrived at the party with a hefty budget and a strict plan to defend their title. Having purchased two of the three most expensive players of the competition the Gladiators, on paper at least, seem to be the strongest sideinBPL2013.
KEYPLAYERS
Shakib Al Hasan is arguably the most important addition to the Gladiators' line-up this year. The only player to have been valued over the 350,000 dollar mark, Shakib's performance is bound to play a crucial role in the Gladiators' fortunes. Pakistan's Shahid Afridi can always be dangerous in this format of the game and Dhaka, having retained him at a cost of 275,000 dollars, will definitely want him to hit form. England's Owais Shah, who'll be available after the ongoing Big Bash League in Australia, is another player who
can play a prominent role. Known more as a T20 specialist, Shah will be expected to play a crucial role in the middle order for Dhaka.
STRONGPOINT
Apart from the foreign and national players, Dhaka have signed up a number of local players who have been performing well in the domestic circuit. Players like Soumya Sarkar and Liton Das have been among the runs at the top, while slow-left arm bowlers Mosharraf Hossain and Saqlain Sajib can trouble any batsman on their home turf.
POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS
With four established all-rounders in the side, Dhaka can afford to go into the tournament with a number of combinations. Tillakaratne Dilshan, when available, will
be expected to open the innings alongside Anamul Haque or Shahid Afridi and Shakib and Shah will be expected to shepherd the middle order. Luke Wright's all-round ability might give him the edge over the other foreign players, only five of whom can play each match.
Darren Stevens, who had a good run with Dhaka, last year, will also be in contention for a place in the starting eleven. The withdrawal of Lasith Malinga will bring in to the picture left-arm pacer Chris Liddle, who might open the bowling alongside skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza. With Afridi almost bound to make the eleven, Sri Lankan leg-spinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi, who has only played two T20 Internationals, will have to fight hard to be the second leg-spinner in the team.