Bangladesh U-19 cricket team is all set to leave Dhaka for the UAE this evening to take part in the U-19 Asia Cup. After this event, the Junior Tigers will fly to the West Indies to take part in the ICC U-19 World Cup as the defending champions. In the World Cup, slated to be played between January 14 and February 5, Bangladesh will face Canada, the UAE and England in Group A.  Read: Tigers out for preparation in New Zealand “We have to play well to win matches against any opponent, and at this level, there is no big or small opponent. We have to play well against every team to do well,” Rakibul Hasan, Bangladesh’s captain, told the media.  Rakibul was part of Bangladesh team when they won the World Cup in 2020 in South Africa.  Bangladesh have recently played a series against India U-19 A and B team, and won the series. Rakibul believes that win will help them to do well in the Asia Cup and in the World Cup.  Squad: Rakibul Hasan (Captain), Prantik Nawrose Nabil (Vice-Captain), Mahfijul Islam, Iftakhar Hossain Ifti, SM Meherob Hasan, Aich Mollah, Abdulla Al Mamun, Gazi Mohammad Tahjibul Islam, Ariful Islam, Md Fahim, Mohammad Musfik Hasan, Ripon Mondol, Md Ashiqur Zaman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Naimur Rohman Noyon Read: Akram Khan set to resign from his BCB post, reveals family Traveling Reserves: Ahosun Habib Leon, Jishan Alam, Stand By: Mohiuddin Tareq, Tawhidul Islam Ferdus, Shakib Shahriyer, Golam Kibria

Bangladesh U-19 cricket team will travel Sri Lanka in October this year for a five-match one-day series against their Lankan counterparts, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed.  Bangladesh will reach Sri Lanka on October 7. All the matches will be played under a strict bio-secure environment. Read:Afghanistan win one-off Youth Test beating Bangladesh by three wickets While the first match of the series will take place on October 15, the other matches will be played on October 18, 20, 23, and 35 respectively. The venues for this series will be confirmed later.  Bangladesh U-19 recently played a five-match one-day series and a four-day match against Afghanistan at home. They won the one-day series 3-2, but lost the solitary four-day match. Read:Hasan Mahmud needs to go abroad for medical examination: BCB chief physician Left-arm Bangladeshi spinner Naimur Rohman bagged 13 wickets in the one-day series with a five-wicket haul, while Izharulhaq Naveed, and Shahidullah Hasani of Afghanistan bagged 11 and 10 wickets respectively.  Bangladesh’s right-handed batter Aich Mollah scored 148 runs in five matches with a hundred while Mahfijul Islam, another Bangladeshi batter scored 100 in as many matches.

Iftekhar Hossain, a player of 45-member Bangladesh U-19 Cricket team, tested positive for  Coronavirus on Wednesday. 

Though the newfound cricket star is still in South Africa, the home of Shoriful Islam, a member of the Bangladesh U-19 Cricket Team, at Nogordanga village in Debiganj upazila is abuzz with waves of celebrations.   People in their hundreds are visiting his home to share their feelings on the Junior Tigers’ stunning victory clinching the U-19 World Cup trophy.   Bangladesh became the champions beating India by three wickets in the nail-biting final at Potchefstroom, South Africa on Sunday.  Photo:Collected