ICC World T20 2021: Bangladesh, Oman announce 15-member squad

The ICC World T20 2021 gets underway from next month. As the teams announce their squads, Bangladesh and Oman have announced their 15 men to compete in the tournament.

The 2021 ICC World T20 is just over a month away, to be played at the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Meanwhile, the sides are announcing their 15-member squads for the Twenty20 mega event, as Bangladesh has done the same on Thursday.

The side would be led by Mahmudullah, possessing most of its top players, excluding Tamim Iqbal, who opted to give a chance to a deserving youngster. While Taijul Islam and Mosaddek Hossain are a couple of big guns to miss out on, they have not been a regular Twenty20 International player of late for the side. Nonetheless, Rubel Hossain and Aminul Islam are on standby, reports ESPNCricinfo.

Bangladesh has failed to qualify for the tournament directly and would participate in the qualifiers to seal its place in the Super 12. It is placed in Group B of the same, alongside Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman.

Bangladesh squad: Mahmudullah (c), Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin and Shamim Hossain

Also, Oman announced its 15-member squad on Thursday, as veteran all-rounder Zeeshan Maqsood would lead it. The side mostly has experienced lads, with Nestor Dhamba and Ayan Khan earning their maiden national call-up.

The side would be playing its qualifying games at home and has no players on standby. It would rely heavily on players like Mohammad Nadeem, Aqib Ilyas, Khawar Ali and Jatinder Singh for a chance to qualify for the Super 12.

Oman squad: Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas (vc), Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayan Khan, Suraj Kumar (wk), Sandeep Goud, Nestor Dhamba, Kaleemullah, Bilal Khan, Naseem Khushi (wk), Sufyan Mehmood, Fayyaz Butt and Khurram Khan

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