The upcoming T20 World Cup squad must be submitted to the ICC by May 1. In the meantime, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has finalized the division of who will and will not be in the team. It is already known who is staying and who is not staying.
The 15-member team under the leadership of Nazmul Hossain Shanto may be announced at the beginning of next month. In this regard, the chief selector told the media, ‘We will try to take maximum advantage. Obligation to submit by 1. As there is an opportunity we will try to take any player at any time.’
The question is who will be in the World Cup team. It is known that national team’s star all-rounder Mehdi Hasan Miraj and middle-order batsman Shamim Hasan Patwari are unlikely to be in the World Cup team. Basically, spin all-rounder Sheikh Mehdi is almost certain to be in the World Cup squad as he is ahead of Mirage in terms of performance.
On the other hand, Shamim Hossain Patwari is dropping out of the team due to fitness. This young cricketer got a red mark in the latest national team fitness test. Also, opener Enamul Haque Bijay is unlikely to be in the team as he has not been able to prove himself despite getting repeated opportunities. Another opener Naeem Sheikh and spinner Taijul Islam also do not have much chance to be in the team. Although they were in the Sri Lankan series team.
Meanwhile, the BCB has already announced a preliminary squad of 17 members ahead of the Zimbabwe tour. The five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe will start from May 3. This camp will run from 26th to 28th April. All-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin returned to the national team camp after a long time. If he is fit, he should be in the World Cup team.
