Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has taken control of the new Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Chattogram Royals after the team owner decided to withdraw, just a day before the start of the 12th edition of the tournament, set to start on December 26, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Triangle Services Limited had purchased the franchise from the BCB and participated in last month's auction. However, on Wednesday, they informed the BCB of their decision to pull out, reportedly due to a lack of sponsor interest, as per ESPNcricinfo.

"They gave the BCB a letter three hours ago so we have officially taken over the team. It is an unexpected situation. The franchise wrote in the letter that due to media reports, they couldn't ...