Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), on Wednesday, introduced their males’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled to happen in Australia from October 16 to November 13.
Veteran all-rounder Mahmudullah wasn’t thought of for choice, whereas Parvez Hossain Emon, Anamul Haque, Mahedi Hasan and Mohammad Naim have been dropped from the squad that represented Bangladesh within the recently-concluded Asia Cup 2022.
Notably, Mahmudullah has been going via a tough patch. He scored solely 52 runs at a strike charge of 106.12 within the Asia Cup and has a complete of 151 runs in eight T20I innings this 12 months. Alternatively, the likes of Litton Das, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud and Najmul Hossain Shanto have all made their comebacks to the T20I aspect.
Additional, the identical 15-member squad may even participate within the tri-series in New Zealand – that includes the hosts and Pakistan – to be performed between October 7 and 14.
“We’ve respect for Mahmudullah, who has performed properly for the nationwide group. Our T20 guide has given us a one-year plan, which is able to take us in a unique course. We’ve gone with this plan. We haven’t been doing properly on this format. We’ve additionally needed to take care of loads of accidents within the final six months. We’ve dropped Mahmudullah taking everybody’s opinion,” mentioned Chief selector Minhajul Abedin in an announcement.
“It’s onerous to disclaim their contributions. They’ve given lengthy service to the nation. They took Bangladesh to a very good place. You’ll be able to’t evaluate them with anybody. However gamers want a little bit of time at that highest stage,” he added.
Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup:
Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain, Mossadek Hossain, Liton Das, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain, Nasum Ahmed