Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh add youthful opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim to crew

 Bangladeshi left-hand player was important for the group which won the 2020 Under-19 World Cup held in South Africa

Youthful opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim is presently essential for the 17-part crew of Bangladesh for the Asia Cup 2023, scheduled to start in the not-so-distant future.

The uber cricket competition will be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30 to September 17.

The Bangladeshi left-hand player was important for the group that asserted triumph in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup held in South Africa. Since his entrance into the global field, Tamim was ready as a likely expansion to the Bangladeshi side.

The 22-year-old scored 179 runs in four matches of July's Arising Groups Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, with three half-hundreds of years and a strike pace of 117.

"Our public choice board is exceptionally certain about Tanzid," boss selector Minhajul Abedin told columnists.

"Ideally, he is holding back to give the country something generally excellent."

Tamim replaces the previous commander Tamim Iqbal, who pulled out of the Asia Cup because of injury.

The Bangladeshi selectors additionally got lower-request batsman Shamim Hossain, who played 17 T20Is for Bangladesh but still can't seem to make his ODI debut.

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam has been dropped from the crew with Minhajul saying the "more guarded" Nasum Ahmed was liked for the level of wickets expected in the Asia Cup.

Minhajul said Bangladesh's crew for the World Cup in India in October wouldn't be guaranteed to match the Asia Cup crew.

"We will have until September 5 to consider our Reality Cup crew. Up to that point, our anxiety is just the Asia Cup," he said.

Bangladesh will play close by Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Gathering B of the Asia Cup, which begins on August 30.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will return as ODI chief.

Crew: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Mohammad Naim.