Bangladesh World Cup 2023 Squad Breakdown: Which of the 15-men will make the Bangladesh 2023 World Cup XI?
Let’s breakdown Bangladesh World Cup 2023 squad.
Here is a quick preview: Bangladesh are going with a good combination of youth and experience. The 2007 generation, 2015 youngsters, and the new under-19 crop have provided Bangladesh with never-seen-before depth.
Let’s dive right in.
Key Takeaways from Bangladesh’s ODI Squad Announcement
- The average age of Bangladesh World Cup 2023 squad is 27.2. Bangladesh’s squad includes the most experienced players in the World Cup (Shakib, Mahmudullah, and Mushfiqur) but there are several youngsters as well. They have youngsters such as Tanzim Hasan Sakib (20), Tanzid Hasan Tamim (22), Towhid Hridoy (22), Shoriful Islam (22), Hasan Mahmud (23), The victorious U-19 WC campaign is serving Bangladesh well.
- Bangladesh’s World Cup squad has average ODI match experience of 77 ODIs (1150 ODIs among 15 players). Mushfiqur Rahim (256), Mahmudullah (221) & Shakib Al Hasan (240) are their most experienced players, while Tanzim Hasan & Tanzid Hasan are just starting out.
- Bangladesh’s squad composition is as follows: 5 proper batters, 4 all-rounders, and 6 proper bowling options. In total, Bangladesh has 10 bowling options (3 off spin, 2 left arm spin, 2 left arm pace, and 3 right arm pace) in their squad if absolutely needed.
- Bangladesh has 6 left-handed batting options (Tanzid, Shanto, Shakib) and two wicketkeeping options.
Bangladesh Cricket World Cup Team at a Glance
| Player | Role | Age |
| Mohammad Naim** | Batter | 24 |
| Litton Das | Batter/Wicket-keeper | 28 |
| Tanzid Hasan Tamim | Batter | 22 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | Batter | 25 |
| Towhid Hridoy | Batter | 22 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Batter/Wicket-keeper | 36 |
| Afif Hossain** | Batter/Part-time Off spin | 23 |
| Shamim Hossain** | All-Rounder/Right Arm Off Spin | 22 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | All-Rounder/Left Arm Spin | 36 |
| Mahmudullah | All-Rounder/Right Arm Off Spin | 37 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | All-Rounder/Off-Spin | 25 |
| Mahedi Hasan | All-Rounder/Off Spin | 28 |
| Nasum Ahmed | Left Arm Spin | 28 |
| Taskin Ahmed | Fast Bowler | 28 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Left Arm Fast Bowler | 28 |
| Shoriful Islam | Left Arm Medium Pace | 22 |
| Ebadot Hossain* | Fast Bowler | 29 |
| Hasan Mahmud | Medium Pace | 23 |
| Tanzim Hasan Sakib | Medium Pace | 20 |
| Tamim Iqbal* | Left Hand Bat | 34 |
*left out of the World Cup (due to injury and controversy)
**did not make the final squad
Bangladesh Cricket World Cup 2023 Potential XI
- Tanzid Hasan
- Litton Das (WK)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Mahmudullah
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Mahedi Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Shoriful Islam/Hasan Mahmud
Injury News
- Tamim Iqbal is injured, but likely to be back for the World Cup
- Ebadot Hossain has been ruled out of the Asia Cup and is in the race to be fit for the World Cup. Tanzim Hasan replaced him.
4 Bangladesh Players Who Were Unlucky to Miss Out
- Tamim Iqbal, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Yasir Ali
Surprise Picks for Bangladesh’s World Cup Squad
- Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan
Bangladesh World Cup 2023 Squad – Complete List of Players
1. Mohammad Naim**
**did not make it to the final World Cup squad
Role: Left Hand Batter (Opener)
- Matches/Innings: 4/3
- Runs: 10, Best: 9
- Average/SR: 3.33/32.25
- 100/50: 0/0
*Although his numbers are not that great in ODI cricket, he has played some defining innings in his 35 T20I innings.
Recent ODI Form: DNB, 1, 9, 0
Last ODI: July 11, 2023
Age: 24
Embed from Getty Images2. Litton Das
Role: Right Hand Batter/Wicketkeeper (Opener)
- Matches/Innings: 77/76
- Runs: 2213, Best: 176
- Average/SR: 34.04/88.06
- 100/50: 5/10
Recent ODI Form: 21, 35, 26, 13, 53*
Last ODI: July 11, 2023
Age: 28
Embed from Getty Images3. Tanzid Hasan Tamim
Role: Left Hand Batter (Opener)
- Matches/Innings: 5/4
- Runs: 34, Best: 16
- Average/SR: 8.5/109.67
- 100/50: 0/0
Age: 22
Embed from Getty Images4. Najmul Hossain Shanto (VC)
Role: Left Hand Batter
- Matches/Innings: 30/29
- Runs: 639, Best: 117
- Average/SR: 24.57/76.34
- 100/50: 1/3
Recent ODI Form: 117, 35, 12, 1, 11
Last ODI: July 11, 2023
Age: 25
Embed from Getty Images5. Towhid Hridoy
Role: Right Hand Batter
- Matches/Innings: 17/15
- Runs: 338, Best: 92
- Average/SR: 48.28/97.68
- 100/50: 0/3
Recent ODI Form: 68, 13, 51, 16, 22*
Last ODI: July 11, 2023
Age: 22
Embed from Getty Images6. Mushfiqur Rahim (WK)
Role: Right Hand Batter/Wicketkeeper
- Matches/Innings: 256/239
- Runs: 7257, Best: 144
- Average/SR: 37.21/79.71
- 100/50: 9/45
Recent ODI Form: 61, 36*, 45, 1, 69, DNB
Last ODI: July 11, 2023
Age: 36
Embed from Getty Images7. Afif Hossain**
**did not make it in the final WC squad
Role: All-Rounder (Left Hand Batter/Right Arm Off Spin)
- Matches/Innings: 28/24
- Runs: 546, Best: 93*
- Average/SR: 28.73/87.50
- 100/50: 0/3
- Wickets: 3, Best: 1/0
Recent ODI Form: 3, 24*, 15*, 2, 24
Last ODI: July 16, 2023
Age: 23
Embed from Getty Images8. Shamim Hossain**
**did not make it in the final WC squad
Role: All-Rounder (Left Hand Batter/Right Arm Off Spin)
*Has not debuted in ODIs yet. Has played 17 ODIs
List A:
- Matches/Innings: 48/44
- Runs: 1093, Best: 108*
- Average/SR: 28.76/83.69
- 100/50: 0/4
- Wickets: 17, Best: 3/25
Age: 22
Embed from Getty Images9. Shakib Al Hasan (C)
Role: All-Rounder (Left Arm Spinner/Left Hand Batter)
- Matches/Innings: 240/227
- Runs: 7211, Best: 134*
- Average/SR: 37.55/82.56
- 100/50: 9/53
- Wickets: 305, Best: 5/29
- 4-fer/5-fer: 10/4
- Economy: 4.44
Recent ODI Form: 20, 26, 15, 25, 39 & 0/57, 1/9, 2/50, 1/13
Last ODI: July 11, 2023
Age: 36
Embed from Getty Images10. Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Role: All-Rounder (Right Hand Batter/Right Arm Off Spinner)
- Matches/Innings: 82/55
- Runs: 888, Best: 100*
- Average/SR: 21.65/77.01
- Wickets: 88, Best: 4/25
- 4-fer/5-fer: 5/0
- Economy: 4.70
Recent ODI Form: 19, 37, 5, 25, DNB & 1/38, 2/60, 1/35
Last ODI: July 11,2023
Age: 25
Embed from Getty Images11. Mahedi Hasan
Role: All-Rounder (Right Hand Batter/Right Arm Off Spin)
- Matches/Innings: 8/7
- Runs: 14, Best: 14
- Average/SR: 8.00/72.72
- Wickets: 2, Best: 2/42
- Economy: 4.56
*Has played 38 T20Is
Recent ODI Form: 14, 7, 3 & 0/17, 2/42, 0/46
Last ODI: March 26, 2021
Age: 28
Embed from Getty Images12. Nasum Ahmed
Role: Left Hand Orthodox
- Matches/Innings: 12/11
- Wickets: 8, Best: 3/19
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
- Economy: 3.73
Recent ODI Form: 3/19, 2/39, 0/54, 3/43, 0/11
Last ODI: March 23, 2023
Age: 28
Embed from Getty Images13. Taskin Ahmed
Role: Right Arm Fast/Left Hand Bat
- Matches/Innings: 63/61
- Wickets: 81, Best: 5/28
- 4-fer/5-fer: 3/2
- Economy: 5.43
Recent ODI Form: 3/66, 2/15, 3/26, 1/26, 2/23
Last ODI: July 11, 2023
Age: 28
Embed from Getty Images14. Mustafizur Rahman
Role: Left Arm Fast (or Left Arm Fast Off Spinner)
- Matches/Innings: 98/92
- Wickets: 148, Best: 6/43
- 4-fer/5-fer: 5/5
- Economy: 5.08
Recent ODI Form: 1/25, 0/31, 4/44, 0/10. 2/60
Last ODI: July 8, 2023
Age: 28
Embed from Getty Images15. Shoriful Islam
Role: Left Arm Fast
- Matches/Innings: 22/22
- Wickets: 3/28, Best: 3/28
- 4-fer/5-fer: 3/0
- Economy: 5.57
Recent ODI Form: 1/57, 0/77, 1/21, 2/83, 4/21
Last ODI: July 11, 2023
Age: 22
Embed from Getty Images16. Ebadot Hossain**
**did not make it to the final World Cup squad
Role: Right Arm Fast
- Matches/Innings: 12/11
- Wickets: 22, Best: 4/42
- 4-fer/5-fer: 2/0
- Economy: 5.60
Recent ODI Form: 2/29, 0/15, 1/56, 1/53, 1/61
Last ODI: July 8, 2023
Age: 29
*currently injured (after Asia Cup squad was initially announced)
Embed from Getty Images17. Hasan Mahmud
Role: Right Arm Fast Medium
- Matches/Innings: 17/17
- Wickets: 20, Best: 5/32
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/1
- Economy: 5.54
Recent ODI Form: 1/21, 2/48, 2/44, 0/36, 2/70
Last ODI: July 8, 2023
Age: 23
Embed from Getty Images18. Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Role: Right Arm Fast Medium
- Matches/Innings: 2/2
- Wickets: 2, Best: 2/32
- Economy: 4.22
Age: 20
Embed from Getty Images19. Tamim Iqbal*
Role: Left Arm Bat
- Matches/Innings: 241/239
- Runs: 8313, Best: 158
- Average/SR: 36.62/78.54
- 100/50: 14/56
Age: 34
*Not in the Asia Cup squad due to an injury, but is expected to be back for the World Cup. Update: He came back, but was dropped after public controversy.
Embed from Getty Images20. Mahmudullah
Role: All-Rounder (Right Hand Batter/Right Arm Off Spinner)
- Matches/Innings: 221/192
- Runs: 5020, Best: 128*
- 100/50: 3/27
- Average/SR: 35.35/75.04
- Wickets: 82, Best: 3/4
- 4-fer/5-fer: 0/0
- Economy: 5.21
Age: 37
Embed from Getty ImagesFinal Thoughts on Bangladesh World Cup 2023 Squad
This may be Bangladesh’s best chance to win a World Cup, or at least to go to the semi-finals.
Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, and Shakib Al Hasan (and Mahmudullah) have been legends for Bangladesh, and this is their lasst chance. With the yuong crop (Mehidy, Liton, Taskin, Mustafizur, etc.) coming into their own, definitely watch out for this Bangladesh ODI side.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) – Bangladesh World Cup 2023 Squad
Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das (WK), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Shamim Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, and Towhid Hridoy are selected for Bangladesh’s 2023 World Cup preliminary squad.
The average age of Bangladesh Asis Cup 2023 squad is 26.4. Bangladesh’s 19-men preliminary squad includes the most experienced players in the World Cup (Shakib, Tamim, and Mushfiqur) but there are several youngsters as well. They have youngsters such as Tanzim Hasan Sakib (20), Tanzid Hasan Tamim (22), Towhid Hridoy (22), Shoriful Islam (22), Shamim Hossain (22), Afif Hossain (23), Hasan Mahmud (23), and Mohammad Naim (24). The victorious U-19 WC campaign is serving Bangladesh well.
Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das (WK), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Shamim Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, and Towhid Hridoy are selected for Bangladesh’s 2023 Asia Cup squad.
This may be Bangladesh’s best chance to win the 2023 ODI World Cup, but it is going to be tough. They have a great chance to make their first semi-finals, given their recent ODI Super League record.
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