Bangladesh have named a 16-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025. Former skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto misses out as Litton Das is about to guide the Bangla Tigers within the upcoming match.
Bangladesh on Friday named their squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and their house T20I sequence in opposition to the Netherlands. Litton Das will likely be main the 16-member aspect that options the return of two out-of-favour batters and an absence of a former T20I skipper.
Former Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto misses out in Bangladesh’s 16-member squad for the match that will get underway from September 9 onwards. In the meantime, wicketkeeper batter Nurul Hasan makes a return after final enjoying a T20I three years in the past. Notably, all-rounder Saif Hasan can also be again within the T20I aspect after a niche of a yr and a half.
Nurul final performed a T20I method again in 2022 in the course of the T20 World Cup in Australia and was knocking on the doorways of the choice committee along with his performances in home cricket. In the meantime, Saif final performed a T20I for the Bangla Tigers in the course of the Asian Video games in 2023.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz additionally out
One other large omission from the primary squad was that of Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The brand new ODI captain, Mehidy, was all the time not going to be obtainable for the three-match sequence in opposition to the Netherlands. Nonetheless, he misplaced his spot within the Asia Cup squad too, after having not made a lot of an impression throughout his return to the T20Is.
Together with Mehidy, Soumya Sarkar, Tanvir Islam, and Hasan Mahmud are additionally on the standby listing.
Bangladesh will play a three-match T20I sequence in opposition to the Dutch at house. The sequence begins on August 30 with the second and third matches on September 1 and three. Bangladesh are positioned in Group B of the Asia Cup alongside Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong. They open their marketing campaign in opposition to Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi on September 11.
Bangladesh’s squad for Asia Cup: Litton Kumer Das (Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin
Standby (For Asia Cup Solely): Soumya Sarkar, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud