Dhaka: There is no place for the Hossain Ruble in the Bangladesh squad for the Twenty20 World Cup starting next month, with an experienced Pace Bowler named as a backup on Thursday.
There was no big surprise on the 15-member squad led by all-round mahmuditlah at the exhibition in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
With Tamim Iqbal chose because of the lack of time the game in the format, the opening of Saumya Sarkar was picked despite its poor shape in their 4-1 victory at home against Australia last month.
Nurul Hasan will continue as Wicketkeeper after the decision of Mushfiqur Rahim to withdraw from that role and play as a specialist batsman.
Rubel and Islamic Legs Aminul Islam are two reserve players for Bangladesh, who will rely on Shakib Al Hasan’s all-rounder veterans to make a recent impact of winning a house against Australia and New Zealand.
They started their initial campaign against Scotland on October 17 and needed upper end results in groups which also included Papua New Guinea and Oman’s co-host to make a Super 12 Stage tournament.
Forces: Mahmuditlah (captain), Mohammed Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Islam Shoriful, Taskin Saifuddin, Shamim Hossic, Shamim Hossain