Saber for Sumit (29 June 1999)
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced a 14-member national squad for the Asian Youth U-19 cricket championship, scheduled to begin in Singapore from July 5
29-Jun-1999
29 June 1999
Saber for Sumit
The Daily Star
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday announced a
14-member national squad for the Asian Youth U-19 cricket
championship, scheduled to begin in Singapore from July 5.
Fahim Muntasir Sumit, the discarded national off-spinner, will
lead the defending champions in their first match against Hong
Kong on the opening day.
A member of the youth team that won the Plate title in the world
Youth Championship in South Africa two years back, Fahim is a
surprise selection despite being considered as an over-aged
player by many a cricket critics.
Although Fahim, who played for Kalabagan in the Premier cricket
last year, got the Board president's nod his boon companion
Sabbir Khan failed to make it to the final 14 despite being
included in the provisional list of 20. President Saber Hossain
Chowdhury has made the final choice as the Board is currently
running without a selection committee.
Placed in Group A, Bangladesh will play their second match
against Malaysia on July 6. They will play their last group
league match against UAE on July 7.
The semifinal will be held on July 9 while final is billed for
July 10. Top two finishers from Asia will qualify for the World
Youth championship to be held in Sri Lanka next January.
Squad:
Fahim Muntasir (captain) Imran Ahmed (vice-captain) Nahidul Haq Shaon Hannan Sarker Rajin Saleh Mazharul Haq Mridul Golam Mortuza (wk) Rezaul Haq Naeem Mossadek Hossain Rubel Bikash Ranjan Das Imran Rahman Khandaker Sadiq Hasan Tariqul Hasan Tushar Mohammed Selim
Stand-by: Mohammed Kaleem, Tahmim Bashar, Mahfuz Kabir and Ashiq
Majumder.
Source :: The Daily Star