Mohammad Naeem returned to the national team with the series against Afghanistan. In that series, he was picked in two matches where he scored nine and 0. Nevertheless, Nayeem made it to the Asia Cup.
“Since Naeem has international experience, we decided to give him another chance. He also did well in the Emerging Asia Cup. Hope he does well this time.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam was part of the team in the Afghanistan series. But he has not been selected for the Asia Cup. Left-arm spinner Nasum has been selected in place of Taijul. Speaking about the decision, Minhajul said, “Taijul is an aggressive bowler. Nasum is more defensive. After seeing the management plan, we lean towards Nasum. In the Asia Cup, we will have to play on flat pitches, so we considered Nasum.