BCB selects 25 for Academy
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has picked up 25 cricketers for the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy for the 2008-09 season.
Former national captain Khaled Mahmud, who operations manager, has been given the added responsibility of the assistant coach to the Academy head coach Ruwan Kalpage of Sri Lanka.
The names of the captain and vice-captain will be announced later.
The squad: Zunaed Siddique, Imrul Kayes, Mahbubul Karim, Jahurul Islam, Shamsur Rahman, Naeem Islam, Farhad Hossain, Nadif Chowdhury, Marshall Ayub, Nasir Hossain, Arafat Salauddin, Sohrawardi Shuvo, Arafat Sunny, Raihanuddin Arafat, Nabil Samad, Sajedul Islam, Delwar Hossain, Talha Jubair, Mahbubul Alam Robin, Nazmul Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Ziaur Rahman, Dhiman Ghosh, Sahagir Hossain Pavel, Ashiqul Islam Rajib.