WC 2019: Bangladesh announces 15-member WC squad, this star all-rounder appointment as vice-captain

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup which is to be held in England from May 30. The team will be led by experienced Mashrafe Mortaza while Shakib Al Hasan has been appointed as the vice-captain.

Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has not been selected in the team due to injury. In his place, Abu Jayed has been selected for the first time and he is the only uncapped ODI player in Bangladesh's World Cup team.

Shakib Al Hasan returns to the team:

Shakib Al Hasan has been returned to the team after injury. Earlier, he did not play in the series against New Zealand. Apart from this, Liton Das, Mehdy Hassan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar have also managed to get the place.

The Bangladeshi team looks quite balanced and the team has experienced players such as Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah.

This Bangladesh team can beat any big team on the day. Significantly, Bangladesh will start its World Cup campaign on June 2 against South Africa.

Bangladesh 15-member squad for 2019 World Cup:

Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Shakib Al Hasan (VC), Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Sabbir Rahman, Mehdy Hasan, Mohammed Mithun, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosaddek Hossain, Abu Jayed.

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