Bangladesh recalled the senior batsman Najm Hussain Shanto To the T20 squad for the upcoming Asian Games to be held in Aichi Nagoya, Japan. Shanto, who recently led Bangladesh to a famous Test victory against Australia in Darwin, is the most notable inclusion in a full-strength 15-man squad for the Games later this month.
Liton Das returns to lead Bangladesh, having missed his last two T20 attempts – against Australia at home due to injury, and in Zimbabwe to fulfill his Premier League commitments. Tahid Hridoy, who captained Bangladesh in the aforementioned series, will serve as vice-captain. With Leyton back in the side, wicket-keeper Nurul Hasan has been left out.
Pacers Taskin Ahmed and Abdul Ghaffar Saqlain are among the other players missing from the squad that toured Zimbabwe, while Nahid Rana continues to remain on the sidelines during his absence. Recovering from side stress. However, the pace attack still has a strong look thanks to the presence of Mustafizur Rahman, Shariful Islam and Hassan Mahmoud.
Bangladesh squad for the 2026 Asian Games: Liton Das (Captain), Tanzid Hassan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Najm Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridvi (Vice-Captain), Musadiq Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Rashad Hossain, Mehdi Hassan, Nasoom Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shariful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmood.
Bangladesh’s Asian Games campaign begins at the quarter-finals on September 29, as one of the four seeded teams – India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the others – to secure a direct entry into the quarter-finals.
