The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially unveiled a 25-member preliminary squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, which is scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The announcement was made on Monday, August 4, by the country’s top cricket authority.
As part of the build-up to the tournament, all selected players have been asked to report to the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on August 6 for a fitness camp. Skill training sessions will follow from August 15 at the same venue. The training camp is then set to move to Sylhet starting August 20.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒙 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒈𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕,” 𝒂 𝑩𝑪𝑩 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.
T20I Series vs Netherlands Planned as Preparation
In preparation for the Asia Cup, Bangladesh is also expected to host a three-match T20I series against the Netherlands, likely to be held between August 26 and September 4 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The official schedule has not been confirmed, but this would mark the Netherlands’ first-ever bilateral T20I series on Bangladeshi soil.
Meanwhile, an originally planned multi-format home series against India, which included three ODIs and three T20Is, has been postponed indefinitely due to escalating political tensions between the two nations. As things stand, a potential meeting between the two teams at the Asia Cup will depend on how far they advance in the tournament.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒂 𝑪𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎,” 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝑪𝑩 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅.
Asia Cup Campaign Begins vs Hong Kong
Bangladesh will open their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against Hong Kong on September 11. They have been drawn into a competitive group featuring Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Additionally, five players from the squad—Nurul Hasan, Mahidul Islam, Saif Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, and Naim Sheikh—will travel to Australia on August 9 to take part in a T20 tournament. They will also represent Bangladesh A in a four-day game against South Australia. This participation forms part of Bangladesh’s long-term plan to build squad depth across formats, following their debut in the same competition in 2024.
Bangladesh’s Preliminary T20 Squad for Asia Cup 2025 & Netherlands Series:
Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Naim Sheikh, Soumya Sarkar, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shamim Patwari, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahid Rana, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Saif Hasan
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