NCL 2022, Oct 10 - Nov 17

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The domestic season opener, NCL, is scheduled to begin from October 10 this year. The tournament may carry a special significance this year as it will be followed by the home Test series against India late November.

Chattogram, who earned their promotion back to tier 1 last year, may be the team to watch this year. The side may include Test team regulars such as Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mominul Haque, Nayeem Hasan, as well as last season's top wicket taker Hasan Murad. The team may also include exciting batting prospects like Parvez Hossain Emon, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Pinak Ghosh, and Shamim Patwari. Chattogram also have the advantage of having rising home grown coaches in Aftab Ahmed and Nazimuddin.

From this year, BCB will use Duke balls in NCL, providing advantage to seam/swing bowlers like Abu Jayed, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Ripon Mondol, etc. As usual, Sylhet is likely to have the best pace quartet in Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed, Rejaur Rahman Raja, and Tanzim Sakib, under the guidance of bowling coach Nazmul Hossain and supported by current domestic FC leading wicket taker Enamul Haque Jr.

Veteran Alok Kapali, Rubel Hossain, and Shafiul Islam announced their retirements from FC cricket ahead of the tournament. Tushar Imran, the Bangladeshi batter with highest number of FC runs, announced his retirement from all formats of cricket at the end of last NCL. So he will be missing as well.