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The Tigers’ 17-man squad for the Asia Cup has been announced, excluding Mahmudullah Riyad. On Saturday (August 12) at 9:30 a.m., the party under the leadership of Shakib announced the main election Minhajul Abedin Nannu.

Under-19 World Cup winning opener Tanjid Hasan Tamim has been called up for the first time in the team. Young Tanjid Tamim played great cricket in the Emerging Asia Cup. That is why the door of the national team has opened for him. Naeem Sheikh has retained his place in the team. He failed to play the last two matches of the three-match series against Afghanistan.

Right-arm spin all-rounder Sheikh Mahedi has returned to the Asia Cup team. There was talk of him playing good cricket in the Emerging Asia Cup. Besides, the team management thought of an additional all-rounder in the team and took him.

Considering the left-arm spinner in the team, the selectors have kept Nasum Ahmed instead of Taijul Islam. Chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu mentioned that Sri Lanka and Pakistan could be played on flat wickets. Nasum is considered more effective than Taijul on flat wickets.

Asia Cup Bangladesh Team: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Liton Das, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Nazmul Hasan Shanto, Tawhid Hriday, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehdi Miraj, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Sheikh Mahedi, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain Patwari , Afif Hossain, Shariful Islam, Ebadat Hossain, Naeem Sheikh.

Earlier, the host Pakistan announced the Asia Cup team as the first team on August 9.

This tournament, known as the World Cup of Asia, will start on August 30. Pakistan and Sri Lanka are going to sit this season.

Keeping the ODI World Cup in front, this season will be in ODI format. This is the 16th edition of the Asia Cup. This season is the 14th in the ODI format.

Although Pakistan is the main host of the Asia Cup, most of the matches will be held in Sri Lanka. Of the 13 matches of this season, 9 matches will be played in Sri Lanka, while the remaining 4 matches will be played in Pakistan. All the matches to be played in Pakistan are likely to be held at Lahore ground.

This year’s tournament will be a little different. The main stage games are divided into two stages. Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Nepal will play in the first phase of the Asia Cup. Three teams will be divided into two groups to play the first round.

From there, two teams from each group will qualify for the Super Four. Four Super Four teams will play against each other. Then the top two teams of the Super Four will meet in the final.