Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced both teams for the 2 match T20 series to be held between World XI and Asia XI. These 2 matches will be played in March next month.
The teams announced by the BCB include many world cricket players.
World XI Team Information
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The World XI team is commanded by Faf du Plessis of South Africa. The team also includes biggies like West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, England's Johnny Bairstow and New Zealand's Ross Taylor. Tom Moody has been selected as the coach of this team.
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World XI Team - Chris Gayle, Johnny Bairstow, Ross Taylor, Faf du Plessis (Captain), Alex Hales, Kirron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Andrew Tye, Lungie Engidi, Mitchell McLaghan, Adil Rashid, Sheldon Cottrell
Asia XI team information
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The name of Indian captain Virat Kohli is the most prominent in the Asia XI team.
Not a single player from Pakistan is included in this team, while Sandeep Lamichhane of Nepal has also got a place.
Apart from Virat, Indian players include KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Mohammad Shami and Kuldeep Yadav.
India's legendary batsman Rohit Sharma is not included in this series, due to which he can get captaincy in ODI series against South Africa.
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Asia XI Team - Tamim Iqbal, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Thisara Perera, Rashid Khan, Mustafizur Rahman, Sandeep Lamichane, Lasith Malinga, Mujib ur Rehman, Mohammed Yadav, Kham.
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