Many of the cricketers will be eyeing the BPL as a platform to show their credentials in the format.

The 2019-20 edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all set to get underway on December 11. The opening ceremony will take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on December 8. The first match of the T20 league be between the Chattogram Challengers and the Sylhet Thunder.

Cumilla Warriors and Rangpur Rangers will play the second game on the day. The draft of the BPL took place on November 17. The T20 tournament was earlier scheduled to start on December 6 with the opening ceremony to take place on December 3.

Nevertheless, the Bangabandhu BPL was later re-scheduled. There will be plenty of new names, who have come up the ranks, over the last few months or so. Many of the cricketers will be eyeing the BPL as a platform.

Ryan Burl made his T20I debut in February 2018, but it was in September this year when the world got aware of his potential. The southpaw plundered Shakib Al Hasan for 34 runs in an over that included five colossal sixes and a boundary. Then the 25-year-old posed some threats with his leg-spin, dismissing Mahmudullah.

Burl weaved his magic at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. Later, he did well in the Singapore tri-nation series, getting a couple of quick-fire 41* and 28*. He also got wickets in every game he played, including a three-fer.

Chattogram Challengers took note of his performances and got him in the draft. Having already played in Bangladesh, Burl knows what to expect from the conditions. The Zimbabwe all-rounder may turn out to be the Challengers' X-factor.

Avishka Fernando is amongst the talented Sri Lanka batsmen doing the rounds in their cricket. The century he scored against the West Indies in the 2019 World Cup earned him a lot of praises. The Wadduwa-born played 148 runs in 10 T20Is since his debut earlier this year.

Numbers show that the 21-year-old is yet to find his feet in the format, but there's no death of potential by any means. He also looked good for Team Abu Dhabi in the T10 league at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. There he got a 21-ball, though it couldn't save his team off a 27-run defeat against Bangla Tigers.

His overall T20 figures aren't worth dismissing though. In 24 games, Fernando has racked up 472 runs at a strike-rate of 132.58. Along with Burl, Fernando is one of the overseas recruits of the Challengers.