Akbar to lead U-19s against England
Wicket-keeper batsman Akbar Ali was named captain of the Bangladesh Under-19 team for the home series against England Under-19s as Towhid Hridoy is playing the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Sylhet Sixers.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad yesterday for the series comprising one T20, three one-dayers and two four-day matches. The series will kick off with the lone T20 match on January 27 at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar.
“Akbar has been playing with the Under-19 team for quite a long time, so he is not new to the team. We didn't make much changes to the team that played in Sri Lanka in October last year but Towhid [who led the team in Sri Lanka] and pacer Shoriful [Islam] were not included as they are now playing the BPL. We will call them if needed for the four-day matches,” said junior team selector Hannan Sarker yesterday.
Shamim Hossain, the left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler, was appointed Akbar's deputy for the series.
There are two more wicketkeeper-batsmen in the squad in Amite Hasan and Parvez Hossain. Rakibul Hasan was the only slow left-arm bowler while Rishad Hossain was the only specialist leg-spinner.
SQUAD: Akbar Ali (captain), Shamim Hossain (vice-captain), Prantik Nawrose, Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan, Amite Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Rakibul Hasan, Ashraful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Ruhel Ahmed, Shahin Alom, Mirttunjoy Chowdhury and Tanzim Hasan.
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