Wikipedia - Khulna Tigers

Khulna Tigers (Bengali: খুলনা টাইগার্স) are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team representing the Khulna division in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise was owned by Gemcon Sports and was founded in 2016 as a replacement for the Khulna Royal Bengals who had participated in the first two seasons of the BPL. The Tigers use Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium for home games.

During the 2016/17 season, the team was captained by Mahmudullah Riyad and was coached by Stuart Law.

For the 2017/18 Bangladesh Premier League season, Mahela Jayawardene was appointed as the head coach replacing Stuart Law who took up duties as the head coach of West Indies cricket team. On 16 November 2019, MindTree Limited and Premier Bank Limited was named as the sponsor of the team and the team was renamed to Khulna Tigers from Khulna Titans.

History

The Khulna Royal Bengals team was originally formed by Orion Group and participated in the first two seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2011/12 and 2012/13. Following the suspension of all of the BPL franchises following a range of financial and spot-fixing issues during the second season of the league, the original franchise was not re-established for the third season of the BPL in 2015/16.

Khulna Titans is a professional cricket team based in Khulna, Bangladesh. The team was founded in 2016 and competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which is the top-tier domestic T20 cricket league in Bangladesh. The team is owned by the Gemcon Sports, a subsidiary of the Gemcon Group, and is coached by former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardene.

The Khulna Titans have a strong squad of local and international players, including some of the biggest names in cricket. The team's captain is Mahmudullah Riyad, a seasoned all-rounder who has represented Bangladesh in all three formats of the game. Other notable players in the team include the West Indian duo of Carlos Brathwaite and Andre Fletcher, the Pakistani fast bowler Junaid Khan, and the Bangladeshi opener Nazmul Hossain Shanto.

The Khulna Titans have had a mixed record in the BPL, with their best performance coming in the 2016-17 season when they finished as runners-up. However, the team has always been a strong contender in the league and has a loyal fan base that supports them through thick and thin. With a talented squad and a strong coaching staff, the Khulna Titans are poised to make a mark in the upcoming BPL seasons and establish themselves as one of the top teams in Bangladesh cricket.