Bangaldesh Announce T20 World Cup 2024 Squad; Najmul Hossain To Lead

New Delhi: Bangladesh Cricket Board have announced the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 which will be played in USA and West Indies later this year in June. Najmul Hossain will lead the team in the marquee event. Bangladesh will play their opener clash against Sri Lanka on June 08 at 6 AM IST.

Star all-rounder Shakib-Al Hasan will also be part of the side. His inclusion will be the major boost for the side because he is a proved game changer with his all-round capabilities.

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The 15-player squad boasts experience with the presence of Shakib Al Hasan. The experienced all-rounder returned to the T20I format in Bangladesh colours after nearly a year in the 4th T20I against Zimbabwe.

With his crafty spell, he picked a four-wicket haul in the 4th T20I which played a crucial role in Bangladesh’s 5-run win.

Zimbabwe showed a fight throughout the series and managed to pull off an upset in the 5th T20I.

Tanzid Hasan and Towhid Hridoy stood out in the series with their performances with the bat. Tanzid was the leading scorer of the series with 160 runs in five matches at an average of 40.00.

Towhid was the second-highest run-scorer with 140 runs under his belt in five matches. In the bowling department, Taskin Ahmed and Mohammad Saifuddin were the leading wicket-takers in the series with 8 wickets each to their name.

Despite his exceptional set of performances, Saifuddin couldn’t find a place in the 15-player squad.The rest of the squad majorly consists of players who featured in their five-match series. Young speedster Tanzim Hasan Sakib earned a spot after making two appearances against Zimbabwe.

Bangladesh also included left-arm quick Shoriful Islam in the squad for the marquee event. The 22-year-old was rested for the final two matches with Zimbabwe.

All-rounder Afif Hossain Dhrubo and right-arm pacer Hasan Mahmud have been named as two reserves.

Here is Bangladesh squad: 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