Bangladesh T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Najmul Hossain to lead; Taskin Ahmed named vice-captain
Bangladesh, on Tuesday, announced a 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup starting in June in the West Indies and the USA.
Najmul Hossain Shanto was named captain of the squad which also has the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Taskin Ahmed as vice-captain
Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah form the core batting group which will be ably supported by the slew of all-rounders including Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy and the skipper himself.
Tanzim Sakib find a place in the bowling department along with regular pacers Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.
Bangladesh begins its World Cup 2024 journey against Sri Lanka on June 8, before facing South Africa, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea and Nepal in Group D.
Bangladesh Squad
Batters: Najmul Hossain (c), Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Tanzid Tamim
All-rounders: Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Tanvir ISlam, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain
Bowlers: Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Sakib, Taskin Ahmed (vc),