Nurul included in Bangladesh’s preliminary squad for Asia Cup

• Nurul Hasan has been included in Bangladesh's 25-member preliminary squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and the three-match T20I series against Netherlands.

• Nurul and Mossadek Hossain were overlooked for a while despite scoring regularly in domestic cricket.

• All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has retained his place in the preliminary squad despite his concerning form in the shortest format.

• Nurul, along with five other members of the preliminary squad, are expected to be absent for most of the preparation camp as they will travel to Australia for the upcoming T20 Series 2025.

• The available players will report for a fitness camp at SBNCS, Mirpur on 6 August.

• The Dutch side is expected to arrive on 26 August. They'll play three T20Is – on August 30, September 1 and September 3 – all in Sylhet, and depart on 4 September.

Preliminary Squad:

• Litton Das (Captain)
• Tanzid Hasan Tamim
• Md Naim Sheikh
• Soumya Sarkar
• Mohammad Parvez Hossain Emon
• Md Tawhid Hridoy
• Jaker Ali Anik
• Md Mehidy Hasan Miraz
• Md Shamim Hossain
• Md Nazmul Hossain Shanto
• Md Rishad Hossain
• Shak Mahedi Hasan
• Md Tanvir Islam
• Nasum Ahmed
• Hasan Mahmud
• Taskin Ahmed
• Md Tanzim Hasan Sakib
• Md Saifuddin
• Nahid Rana
• Md Mustafizur Rahman
• Md Shoriful Islam
• Syed Khaled Ahmed
• Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan
• Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan Ankon
• Mohammed Saif Hassan