BCB initially names 21 U-19 cricketers for tour of Sri Lanka

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday named a preliminarily squad of 21 under-19 cricketers to join the training camp for the next month's tour of Sri Lanka, reports UNB.

Bangladesh Under-19 team is scheduled to fly for Sri Lanka on January 14 to play five one-day and two three-day matches against Sri Lankan Under-19 side.

The training camp of the Bangladesh Under-19 team for the tour of Sri Lanka will begin at the SAHARA-BCB National Cricket Academy on January 3

Selected cricketers have been asked to report at the SAHARA-BCB NCA on January 2 at 4 pm.

Bangladesh U-19 (preliminary) Squad:

Opening batsmen: Joyraj Sheikh (BKSP), Munim Shahriar (Dhaka North), Pinak Ghosh (Dhaka North) and Saif Hasan (Dhaka South).

Middle order batsmen: Zakir Hasan (BKSP), Najmul Hossain Shanto  (Rajshahi), Mehedi Hasan Miraz (Khulna), Saif Uddin (Chittagong),  Mossabbek Hossain (BKSP); Shahanur Rahman (BKSP), Abu Saeed Sarkar (BKSP)

Pace bowlers: Rifat Pradhan (Dhaka North), Mehedi Hasan (Chittagong), Nahid Hasan (BKSP), Shahibul Motin (Dhaka North), Abdul Halim (BKSP)

Spin Bowlers: Sanjit Saha (Rangpur), Saleh Ahmed Shawon Gazi (Barisal), Sifat Islam (BKSP)

Wicket-keepers: Prosenjit Das (Chittagong) and Zaker Ali (BKSP)