Taskin named vice-captain as BCB announce squad

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 15-member squad ahead of the T20I World Cup 2024, scheduled to begin in the USA and West Indies.

Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead the side and Taskin Ahmed will be his deputy in the 20-team tournament.

Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu, chief selector of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), made the announcement in a press conference on Tuesday (May 14).

However, there is room for change in this squad too. The squad can be changed without any reason before 25 May.

Squad: 
Najmul Hossain Shanto [C], Taskin Ahmed [VC], Liton Kumar Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Sheikh Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
 
Standby: Hasan Mahmud, Afif Hossain.