Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced a 15-member final squad for the Emerging Teams Asia Cup-2017 beginning on March 27 in the port city of Chittagong and the tourist hub of Cox’s Bazar.National top order batsman Mominul Haque was named captain while national all-rounder Nasir Hossain made his deputy for the eight-nation cricket meet.Earlier, Bangladesh were placed in Group B with Pakistan, Hong Kong and Nepal while Group A consists of India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Malaysia. The Group A matches will be held at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium and MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong while Group B matches will be held in two venues of Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar.UNB agencyThe Tigers will start their campaign taking on Hong Kong on March 27 at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar. In the remaining group matches, they will play Nepal on March 28 and face Pakistan on March 30 at the same venue.Two top teams from each of the groups will play in the semifinals on April 2 and the final is billed for April 3, all at Chittagong.Bangladesh squad: Mominul Haque (Captain), Nasir Hossain (Vicec-captain), Mohammed Saif Hassan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mohammad Mithun, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Shaif Uddin, Abul Hasan Raju, Abu Hayder Rony,Azmir Ahmed, Rahatul Ferdous Javed, Afif Hossain, Salman Hossain and Nasum Ahmed.Standby cricketers: Zakir Hasan, Shafiul Islam, Tanvir Hayder Khan, Yeasin Arafat. Manager: Kazi Habibul Bashar and Head Coach: Mizanur Rahman.
