Bangladesh team has been announced for T20 World Cup 2026, Liton Das has been elected captain and Mohammad Saif Hasan has been elected vice-captain. Bangladesh team is included in Group C of the World Cup. 3 out of 4 matches of the team’s group stage will be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and 1 match will be played at Wankhede in Mumbai.

Tanjeed Hasan, Mohammad Parvez Hussain, Tauheed Hridoy are included in the team. It is not that Liton Das will captain this team for the first time, he was the captain in the last match also. Liton Das has captained in 29 T20 International matches, out of which Bangladesh has won 15 matches and lost 13. 1 match was inconclusive. But considering the current situation, this is big news because recently there were many reports of atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh.

bangladesh t20 world cup 2026 squad

Liton Das (captain), Mohammad Saif Hasan (vice-captain), Tanjeed Hasan, Mohammad Parvez Hossain Imon, Tauheed Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Kazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shaq Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Shaifuddin and Shoriful Islam.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the national squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from 7 February to 8 March.

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Litton Kumer Das (Captain), Mohammed Saif Hassan (Vice Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Mohammad Parvez… pic.twitter.com/A9o7EtB99v

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) January 4, 2026

BCB had called an emergency meeting

On Saturday, Bangladesh Cricket Board had called an emergency meeting, in which the stance of T20 World Cup 2026 was considered. According to the report, BCB wants their matches to be shifted from India to Sri Lanka. Actually, on the instructions of BCCI, KKR released Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman, against which BCB wants so. However, BCCI has made it clear that hotels etc. of other teams have been booked and now it is very difficult to make changes in the schedule.