Asia Cup 2018: Analyzing all the squads ahead of the tournament

Bangladesh

Bangladesh may not have performed to their expectations this season but ODI series win in West Indies would give them some confidence and given their growth in recent years, they can prove to be a tough competitor in this tournament. They will also be hoping that Shakib Al Hasan gets fits soon and the uncertainty over his fitness gets over quickly.

Openers in the squad are Tamim Iqbal and Litton Das, both of them were in great form during the tour of WI and will be eager to carry on from there.

The middle order will be lead by Mushfiqur Rahim, one of the best batsmen in the team who will also handle wicket-keeping duties and he will get support from Soumya Sarkar, who has not been at his best in recent times,Mominul Haque, who was included recently in the squad and some others inexperienced and young players like Mohammad Mithun, Ariful Haque and Nazmul Hossain Shanto.

Bangladesh has two experienced all-rounders in the squad namely Shakib-Al-Hasan and Mahmudullah, who have been in decent form. But Shakib-Al-Hasan will be available only if he is fully fit. The other all-rounders in the squad are Abu-Hider-Rony and Mosaddek Hossain who have not established themselves yet.

Mehidy Hasan, the young and impressive off-spinner and Nazmul Islam, are the only proper spin bowler in the squad which otherwise contains many decent spin-bowling options in the All-rounders. The Fast-Bowling will be lead by the captain himself, Mashrafe Mortaza, who has performed decently in WI and will be aided by experienced Rubel Hossain and the young and emerging Mustafizur Rahman.

Predicted XI: Tamim Iqbal, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushifiqur Rahim(wk), Shakib Al Hasan(if available) /Mominul Haque, Mosadek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Rubel Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman.