Web desk: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday named a 16-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, which will begin on Tuesday, September 9.
The team has high spirits and will enter the competition with confidence, having recently defeated Pakistan 2-1 at home. Among the notable inclusions is wicketkeeper-batter Qazi Nurul Hasan, who has returned to the national side after nearly three years.
Bangladesh have opted for a balanced squad. Six all-rounders have been selected: Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed and Shaif Uddin.
The team management has also included four frontline pacers, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam.
Interestingly, four wicketkeepers have also been drafted into the squad, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Nurul Hasan Sohan and Parvez Hossain Emon. Giving the selectors multiple options both behind the stumps and in the batting order.
Bangladesh will open their Asia Cup campaign against Hong Kong on September 11 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Asia Cup 2025 Bangladesh squad
Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain and Mahedi Hasan. And Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Shaif Uddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam.
Asia Cup 2025 squads
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.
Sri Lanka: squad yet to be announced
Oman: squad yet to be announced
United Arab Emirates: hosts/squad yet to be announced
Afghanistan: squad yet to be announced
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Shaif Uddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam.
Hong Kong: squad yet to be announced
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