Rubel named to reserves as Bangladesh name T20 WC squad

Dhaka: Bangladesh have confirmed their 15-man squad for next month's ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Mahmud Ullah's team start their campaign on 18 October against Scotland in Group B of Round One, where they have also been drawn against Oman and Papua New Guinea.

The team go into the tournament high on confidence after historic series wins over Australia and New Zealand.

That is momentum they will be looking to ride to their first ever appearance in the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup, having to date not passed the second stage of the tournament.

Bangladesh Squad
Mahmud Ullah (Captain), Naim Sheikh, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Kumer Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shaif Uddin, Shamim Hossain

Reserves: Rubel Hossain, Aminul Islam Biplob

Mahmud's team boasts a mix of experienced campaigners and promising young stars. Alongside the captain, established members Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim will all be looking to lead from the front as seamer Mustafizur Rahman aims to put together another impressive ICC tournament.

Rahman took nine wickets at 16.6 at the 2016 T20 World Cup and was the third-highest wicket-taker at the 2019 Cricket World Cup.