Bangladesh U-19 to leave for Asia Cup and World Cup

Bangladesh U-19 cricket team will leave for United Arab Emirates for the Youth Asian Cup on Tuesday. Later they will fly to West Indies to defend their World Cup title.

The Asia Cup will start from 23 December in UAE and the World Cup will begin on 14 January in West Indies.

Bangladesh U-19 team are carrying 17 players for these two tournaments.

The young Tigers in their first leg of the tour will face Sri Lanka, Nepal and Kuwait in Group B of the Asia Cup.

Skipper Rakibul Hasan said, "Last time we went we were well prepared. As a player I was new but this time old. I have tried to share the experience I had last time with the other players of the team. Besides, our team is also good. Hopefully, we will do well.

Bangladesh will begin their Asia Cup journey taking on Nepal on December 24. Their second and third matches are against Kuwait and Sri Lanka on December 25 and 28 respectively.