BPL secretary I.H. Mallick said the authorities would "at any cost" make the second edition successful, adding about 150 foreign players were taking part in the auction. "We are expecting more big names. They will be sold in a close bid," he said, without mentioning the players.
BCB has set a $1.5 million spending cap for each of the seven teams and forced them to write cheques on Thursday for the players who were sold at a price higher than their tagged rate. "We're now second only to IPL, but we want to be as good as IPL," Mallick said. The inaugural edition was also marred by spot-fixing allegations, leading to life ban on a former Bangladeshi cricketer and arrest of a Pakistani national. The second edition starts next month.