Mahmudul Hasan has been appointed as Bangladesh captain for the Under-19 World Cup to be held in New Zealand in January. Hasan, who featured in the 2008 edition of the tournament in Malaysia as well, has successfully led the U-19 side this year during their home series against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and England. He was also in charge when the team won the ODI series against England in July.
Squad: Mahmudul Hasan (capt), Amit Majumder (vice-capt), Alauddin Babu, Anamul Haque (wk), Arman Badsha, Abul Hasan Raju, Kamrul Islam, Muminul Haque Showrav, Nur Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Saikat Ali, Shabbir Rahman, Shaker Ahmed, Soumya Sarkar, Tasamul Hoque.