No Mahmudullah in Tigers' T20I World Cup squad
Tigers' former T20I skipper wasn't even included in the standby list.
Former T20I captain Mahmudullah has been left out of Bangladesh's squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia in October this year. The right-handed batter didn't even make the standby list.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the 15-man squad for the mega event on Wednesday. Shakib Al Hasan will lead the side while wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan will be his deputy who is set to make a comeback after missing the Asia Cup owing to an injury.
Sabbir Rahman and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the duo that opened the innings in Bangladesh's last T20I against Sri Lanka, have been included. Najmul Hossain Shanto has been picked as the backup opener although he has opened only thrice in T20Is without any success. Shanto didn't make the Asia Cup squad after a below-par Zimbabwe series but has returned to the team for the World Cup.
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Anamul Haque, Mohammad Naim, Munim Shahriar and Parvez Hossain Emon were tried in the opening slot in Bangladesh's last few series but none of them has made the cut.
Litton Das and Yasir Ali have also made their return after missing the Asia Cup due to injury. Yasir and Nurul are likely to replace Mahmudullah and recently-retired Mushfiqur Rahim in the middle order.
Mohammad Saifuddin was off-colour on his return to T20Is in the Asia Cup against Afghanistan but the selectors have shown faith in the pace-bowling all-rounder. Ebadot Hossain, who made an eventful T20I debut in the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka, has also been retained.
Fast bowler Hasan Mahmud has also returned to the squad after missing the Asia Cup. He has been rewarded for his excellent couple of outings against Zimbabwe.
Off-spinner Mahedi Hasan was part of Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE and subsequent T20I series including the Asia Cup but failed to make the original 15-member squad for the next event in Australia. He has joined pacer Shoriful Islam, young leg-spinner Rishad Hossain and top-order batter Soumya Sarkar in the standby list.
Bangladesh's T20 World Cup squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Sabbir Rahman, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Litton Das, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan (vc), Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud
Standby: Shoriful Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Soumya Sarkar
