Sports Desk: Youth captain Mahfuzur Rahman Rabi expressed his determination to do well in the World Cup after winning the U-19 Asia Cup. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 15-member squad for the Youth World Cup with him as the captain. Ahrar Amin is Mahfuzur’s deputy.
Youth selector Hannan Sarkar officially announced the World Cup team today (January 1) at the Mirpur Sherbangla Stadium press conference room. The team consists of all the players from the squad that played in the Asia Cup. As a result, Bangladesh is going to South Africa with a very strong team.
The Under-19 World Cup is going to start on January 19, 2024. The final of the 16-team tournament was held on February 12. Bangladesh and India are in Group A, along with Ireland and the USA. There will be 12 teams from four groups in the Super Six phase of two groups. Bangladesh will face 5-time champion India in their first match on January 20.
Bangladesh Under-19 Team: Mahfuzur Rahman (Captain), Ahrar Amin (Vice-Captain), Ashiqur Rahman, Jisan Alam, Chaudhuri Mohammad Rizwan, Adil Bin Siddique, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman, Ariful Islam, Mohammad Shihab, Parvez Jiban, Mohammad Rafiuzzaman, Rohanat Daullah. , Iqbal Hossain, Wasi Siddiqui, Maruf Mridha.
Standby: Naeem Ahmed, Rizan Hossain, Ashraful Hasan, Tanveer Ahmed, and Ekant Sheikh.
