The Bangladesh Cricket Board yesterday announced a primary 21-member Bangladesh U-19 squad for the ICC U-19 World Cup.
The preparation camp for the young cricketers will start from January 15 and will continue up to February 7, before the mega event in the UAE begins from February 14.
Sixteen nations, divided into four groups, will participate in the competition. The top two sides from each group will progress to the quarter-finals while the bottom two from each group will compete in the Plate Championship quarter-finals.
Bangladesh have been placed in Group B with three-time champions Australia, Namibia and Afghanistan. The side will lock horns with Afghanistan in their opening game on February 15 at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium, before playing Namibia and Australia on February 17 and 19 respectively.
The following players have been selected for the camp by the BCB and have been asked to report to the Sahara-BCB National Cricket Academy on January 14.
Bangladesh U-19 Primary Squad:
Shadman Islam, Najmul Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Musaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hassan, Saeed Sarker, Joyraj Sheik, Mohammed Jasim Uddin, Abu Hider Rony, Rifat Pradhan, Mustafizur Rahman, Nihad-Uz-Zaman, Jubair Hossain, Rahatul Ferdous, Prosenjit Das, Zakir Hasan, Sifat Islam, Nahid Hasan, Munim Shahriar, Mohammad Sumon, Mohammad Noor Alam
