Bangladesh have all the time been a aggressive facet within the white ball codecs however face an enormous actuality verify because the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 begins on Thursday, October 4. Like a few of their rivals, Bangladesh too would have appreciated to face that nice downside of a lot however proper now they’re coping with loads of issues from accidents to in-house fights. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been at loggerheads with opening batter Tamim Iqbal, and branded the previous skipper as “childish”. Considered the spine of Bangladesh’s golden era, Shakib, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah are anticipated to make their swansong on the World Cup.

Cricket World Cup factfile on Bangladesh:

WORLD RANKING

8

MATCH SCHEDULE (IST)

Oct 07: v Afghanistan at Dharamsala (10:30 AM)

Oct 10: v England at Dharamsala (10:30 AM)

Oct 13: v New Zealand at Chennai (2 PM)

Oct 19: v India at Pune (2 PM)

Oct 24: v South Africa at Mumbai (2 PM)

Oct 28: v Netherlands at Kolkata (2 PM)

Oct 31: v Pakistan at Kolkata (2 PM)

Nov 06: v Sri Lanka at New Delhi (2 PM)

Nov 11: v Australia at Pune (10:30 AM)

SQUAD

Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

LEADING RUN-SCORER IN SQUAD

Mushfiqur Rahim: 7,406 runs, highest rating 144, common 37.03, Hundreds 9, Fifties 46

LEADING WICKET-TAKER IN SQUAD

Shakib Al Hasan: 308 wickets, finest bowling 5-29, common 29.32

PREVIOUS WORLD CUP APPEARANCES

1975: Did not take part

1979: Did not qualify

1983: Did not qualify

1987: Did not qualify

1992: Did not qualify

1996: Did not qualify

1999: Group Stage

2003: Group Stage

2007: Super Eights

2011: Group Stage

2015: Quarter-finals

2019: Group stage

WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAYS

“I think we have got a very good team. I think we will be a dangerous side in the World Cup.”

Shakib Al Hasan after a morale-boosting win over India on the current Asia Cup