Bangladesh announce preliminary squad for Asia Cup

The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 31-man preliminary squad that will take part in the training camp from August 27 to prepare for the Asia Cup which is scheduled to start on September 15.

Taskin Ahmed has been left out of the lineup due to an injury while 19-year-old medium-fast bowler Yeasin Arafat, who had made the preliminary squad for the West Indies tour has been left out. Abul Hasan Raju has also been excluded while Syed Khaled Ahmed and Fazle Rabbi Mahmud were the upcoming players who will take part in the training camp at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National stadium.

The Tigers are currently on a high having won the ODI and T20 series in West Indies and since the Asia Cup will return to the 50-0ver format at United Arab Emirates, the Tigers will back themselves up to do well. Bangladesh will play against Sri Lanka in the 2018 Asia Cup opener on September 15 in the UAE.

Bangladesh 31-member preliminary squad:

Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mahmudullah Riyad, Liton Das, Mominul Haque, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Naeem Hasan, Abu Hider, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Rubel Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Abu Jayed, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Nazmul Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Ariful Haque, Shoriful Islam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Fazle Rabbi Mahmud, Zakir Hasan, Sunzamul Islam