Asia Cup 2023: Teamwise youngest player of the tournament

The Asia Cup 2023 will be played in the One-Day International (ODI) format from August 30 to September 17, 2023. This time, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will jointly host the tournament. Of the six teams, five have declared their squads for the competition while Sri Lanka are the only side who are yet to reveal their 17-member team. 

In five sides, there are plenty of young players who would look to perform exceptionally in the continental tournament and reserve their spots in their respective teams for the 2023 World Cup to be played in India, this year. For these youngsters, it’s a golden opportunity to showcase their mettle and punch their tickets for India to play the marquee ODI event.

Here are the teamwise youngest players of the 2023 Asia Cup   

6. Bangladesh : Shoriful Islam - 22 years 70 days

Bangladesh will look to showcase their mettle again in the continental tournament. In the 2018 edition of the Asia Cup which was played in the ODI format, the Bangla side concluded their campaign as runners-up. This time, Bangladesh fans are keeping their expectations high from their team. 

In their 17-member squad, Bangladesh have inducted youngsters such as Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Among all these players, Shoriful is the youngest one whose age is 22 years and 70 days. The left-arm pacer broke into the ODI cricket against Sri Lanka in Mirpur in May 2021. 

Serving his team since 2021, he has claimed 26 wickets in 17 ODIs at an economy of 5.57. This year, the speedster has taken seven wickets in three ODIs at an economy of 5.43. Noting his current form, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan might give him the task of assisting Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed to reinforce the teams’ pace attack.