Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah has been declared the captain of Gemcon Khulna for the upcoming Bangabandhu T20 Cup 2020.
Gemcon Khulna through a media release announced Bangladesh T20I captain Mahmudullah as the leader of the side in the five-team tournament set to begin next Tuesday.
Kazi Inam Ahmed, managing director of Gemcon Sports speaking on the occasion said, “We are delighted to be participating in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup with Gemcon Khulna. We are really excited to have both Mahmudullah and Shakib al Hasan in our team this year. Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh T20I captain will be leading the Gemcon Khulna team as captain.
“He has previously led the Khulna Titans for three seasons with many successes in the Bangladesh Premier League T20. We look forward to playing positive cricket with the goal to be champion in this prestigious tournament.”
Mahmudullah is delighted to be back in Gemcon Sports and said, “I tested Covid-19 negative yesterday so I am excited to be back to the field soon. I would like to thank Gemcon Khulna owner Kazi Inam Ahmed and the management team for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to lead Gemcon Khulna in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup.
“My association with Gemcon has been for a long time now having played with Khulna Titans in the BPL T20 for three years. So it is always good to be back with them as I feel it is my home team.
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“Speaking of the team, I think we have a fantastic balance in the squad. Bowling wise we have a beautiful attack with Shafiul Islam, Al Amin Hossain and young Hasan Mahmud who are very much capable and we have seen that over the years.
“Shakib and Rishad Hossain are also there to add variety to the attack. I think we as team Gemcon Khulna have a wonderful chance to in the journey ahead,” said Mahmudullah.
“In batting department, we have experienced campaigners in the shape of Anamul Haque, Imrul Kayes, Shakib, Jahurul Islam and myself. We have been playing for a while now so that experience will give depth to the line-up. Ariful Haque and Shuvagata Hom have played a lot of cricket as well. Overall I am happy with the team we have and hope we will be able to generate a good result.
“I am eagerly waiting to join team Gemcon Khulna and playing some good cricket. I would like to thank Bangladesh Cricket Board for organizing such an important tournament for us considering the Covid-19 situation. This tournament will surely benefit our cricketers,” Mahmudullah added.
Gemcon Khulna will start the tournament campaign against Fortune Barishal in the evening game on the opening day of the tournament.
Squad
Mahmudullah [captain], Shakib al Hasan, Imrul Kayes, Hasan Mahmud, Al-Amin Hossain, Anamul Haque, Shamim Patwary, Ariful Haque, Shafiul Islam, Shuvagata Hom, Shahidul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Islam Apu, Salman Hossain, Jahurul Islam