BCB announces U-19 squad for World Cup

Dhaka, Jan 15 (bdnews24.com) - The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC U/19 World Cup to be held in Malaysia next month. The same squad will also play two home series against Nepal and West Indies. Nepal are scheduled to arrive here on January 22 to play three one-day matches while West Indies will play four one-dayers after coming here on January 29. The junior Tigers, who were drawn in Group D along with England and Ireland, are scheduled to leave here for Malaysia on February 5. Squad: Suhrawardi Shuvo, Dollar Mahmud, Marshal Ayub, Shubhashis Roy, Rubel Hossain, Syed Gulam Kibriya, Rony Talukdar, Mahmudul Hasan Limon, Nasir Hossain Nasir, KM Shakil, Mohammad Nadimuddin Mintu, M Mithun, Saikat Ali, Amit Majumder and Ashiqul Islam. bdnews24.com/ar/ja/2112 hrs