The Bangladesh squad for the Asia Cup 2023 has been announced recently. The squad is led by Shakib Al Hasan, who was appointed as the new ODI captain after Tamim Iqbal stepped down from the post last week². The squad consists of 17 players, including two uncapped players: opener Tanzid Tamim and batter Shamim Hossain. Tanzid has impressed with his performances in the Emerging Asia Cup, while Shamim has been a regular in the T20I side since his debut in July 2021². The squad also features the return of all-rounder Mahedi Hasan, who was out of the ODI set-up since March 2021².
The full squad is as follows:
| Name | Role | Batting | Bowling |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shakib Al Hasan (c) | Allrounder | Left hand Bat | Slow Left arm Orthodox |
| Litton Das | Wicketkeeper Batter | Right hand Bat | Right arm Offbreak |
| Tanjid Hasan Tamim | Opening Batter | Left hand Bat | - |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | Top order Batter | Left hand Bat | Right arm Offbreak |
| Towhid Hridoy | Top order Batter | Right hand Bat | Right arm Offbreak |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Wicketkeeper Batter | Right hand Bat | - |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | Allrounder | Right hand Bat | Right arm Offbreak |
| Taskin Ahmed | Bowler | Left hand Bat | Right arm Fast |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bowler | Left hand Bat | Left arm Fast medium |
| Hasan Mahmud | Bowler | Right hand Bat | Right arm Fast medium |
| Mahedi Hasan | Allrounder | Right hand Bat | Right arm Offbreak |
| Nasum Ahmed | Bowler | Left hand Bat | Slow Left arm Orthodox |
| Shamim Hossain | Allrounder | Left hand Bat | Right arm Offbreak |
| Afif Hossain | Allrounder | Left hand Bat | Right arm Offbreak |
| Shoriful Islam | Bowler | Left hand Bat | Left arm Medium fast |
| Ebadot Hossain | Bowler | Right hand Bat | Right arm Fast medium |
| Mohammad Naim | Opening Batter | Left hand Bat | - |
Bangladesh will play their opening game of the Asia Cup on **31 August** against Sri Lanka in **Pallekele**⁵. You can find more details and updates about the Asia Cup squad and matches on the websites I have searched for you¹²³⁴⁵⁶. I hope this information is helpful for you. If you have any other questions or requests, please let me know. đ
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