Junior Tigers’ camp starts Saturday

Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team will start their preparation camp on Saturday on National Cricket Academy ground at Mirpur.

The junior Tigers reported on Friday at National Cricket Academy ground for the preparation camp.They will be preparing themselves for the Under-19 Asia Cup which will be held in Sri Lanka from December 13-24.

Earlier, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the team for U-19 Asia Cup with Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and hosts Sri Lanka will be joined by Afghanistan, Nepal, Singapore and Malaysia in the tournament.

Bangladesh U-19 squad: Mohammed Saif Hassan (captain), Sozib Hossian, Nazmul Alam, Afif Hossain (vice captain), Aminul Islam Biplob, Rayan Rafsan Rahman, Habibur Rahman, Md Rakib, Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan, Nayeem Hasan, Shakhawat Hossain, Qazi Onik Islam, Yeasin Arafat, Mukidul Islam and Mohammad Abdul Halim.

Standbys: Hasan Mahmud, Shahadat Hossain, Abbas Musa and Akbar Ali.