Bangladesh men’s national cricket team have begun their preparations for the upcoming Asian Games, with most members of the squad taking part in the first training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

Pacer Shoriful Islam is currently on leave and is expected to join the camp on September 15. Another fast bowler, Hasan Mahmud, is in England playing county cricket. Meanwhile, players currently with the Bangladesh A team on their tour of South Africa will join the Asian Games squad after returning home.

The 20th Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, with the men’s T20 cricket event scheduled to begin on September 24.

Based on the rankings, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have qualified directly for the quarter-finals. Bangladesh will begin their campaign on September 28 against the winner of Group B, which consists of Malaysia, Hong Kong and Oman.

A total of 14 teams will compete in the men’s cricket event. The group-stage matches will be played from September 24 to 26, followed by the quarter-finals on September 28 and 29. The semi-finals are scheduled for October 1, while the final and bronze-medal match will be held on October 3.

Bangladesh Squad
Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mohammad Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy (vice-captain), Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Rishad Hossain, Sheikh Mehedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Saifuddin, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Hasan Mahmud.