Overview
- BCB confirmed a 15-man roster with Litton Das as captain and Mohammed Saif Hassan as vice-captain for the Feb 7–Mar 8 event co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
- Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed will front the pace attack, with spinners Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain and Nasum Ahmed in support.
- KKR recently released Mustafizur from the IPL, a move that has heightened political pressure and scrutiny of Bangladesh’s participation in India.
- Government adviser Asif Nazrul said he instructed the BCB to request that the ICC relocate Bangladesh’s matches to Sri Lanka, citing player safety.
- BCB officials plan to write to the ICC for explanations on Mustafizur’s IPL situation and details of World Cup security; Bangladesh’s Group C games are slated for Kolkata with a finale in Mumbai against Nepal.