Bangladesh have announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in the West Indies and the USA. Najmul Hossain Shanto will be making his captaincy debut in the mega event as he has been tipped to lead the side with Shakib Al Hasan also part of the group. Bangladesh recently defeated Zimbabwe 4-1 in the five-match T20I series at home that saw their veteran Shakib returning to the format after almost 12 months in the last two matches.
The selectors have gone with young pacer Tanzim Hasan in the squad after playing only two matches against Zimbabwe in recent series. Apart from that, there are no such surprises in the squad with experienced Mahmudullah also making it to the line-up after missing out on the initial selection for ODI World Cup squad last year.
The batting line-up features the likes of Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar apart from skipper Shanto while the bowling attack will be led by Mustafizur Rahman who is coming off a brilliant Indian Premier League (IPL) season playing for five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Also, Taskin Ahmed continues to be the part of the World Cup squad despite missing out on the matches against USA in the lead up to the mega event. Bangladesh will play three T20Is against the co-hosts USA from May 20 to May 24 in order to gear up for the World Cup.
For the unversed, Bangladesh have been slotted in Group D alongside Sri Lanka, South Africa, Nepal and the Netherlands. They will start their campaign against their rivals Sri Lanka on June 7 in Dallas. Also, according to the rules, the teams are allowed to make any number of changes to their squad until May 25.
Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
Travelling reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud
