Big names missing as Bangladesh announce T20 World Cup squad.

DHAKA -- Bangladesh are set to play their first T20 World Cup without the services of Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riad as they announced a 15-member squad for the ICC men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.

Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh will compete in a tri-nation series against Pakistan and the hosts New Zealand before flying to Australia for the mega event.

Bangladesh dropped five players from the Asia Cup squad, including the veteran all-rounder Mahmudullah, who led the side in the last year's ICC T20 World Cup in UAE.

Parvez Hossain Emon, Anamul Haque, Mahedi Hasan and Mohammad Naim also failed to find a spot in the World Cup squad after Bangladesh's disappointing Asia Cup campaign.

Whereas, Litton Das, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud and Najmul Hossain Shanto have been recalled...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT