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I really wanted to do this for a long time. Here is my list of 15 players for the World Cup. Last minute injury apart, with current form and experience, I think the following 7 are guaranteed a place in the final 15:

Group A
1. Shakib Al Hasan
2. Tamim Iqbal
3. Imrul Kayes
4. Mushfiqur Rahim
5. Rubel Hossain
6. Shafiul Islam
7. Abdur Razzak

The above has 2 opening batsmen, 1 SLA spinning all-rounder, 1 wicketkeeper batsman, 2 pace bowlers and 1 specialist SLA bowler. So, I have 8 more to select.

I would take at least 3 more players who are specialized batsmen, or all-rounders who are primarily batsmen. That’s why all-rounders are more handy. At the risk of annoying a lot of people here, I would choose the first 5 from my Group B below. Junaid and Shahriar more or less select themselves. I still consider Ashraful to be someone who can win us an important match and hence the only gamble in my selection. Besides, this is not the playing XI. I select Jahirul not only because he is a good batsman, but also as a reserve wicketkeeper.

Group B
Batsmen (primarily):
1. Junaid Siddique
2. Shahriar Nafees
3. Mohammad Ashraful
4. Jahirul Islam
5. Roqibul Hassan
6. Alok Kapali

So I have 3 more to complete my XV.

If Mashrafe was completely fit, of course he would be in my Group A, above. From Group C below, I am assuming Mashrafe is not fit. Then there is more reason to include Nazmul in the final 15. We need an offspinner and here we have to pick one of Naeem and Mahmudullah. Few months back, I would have chosen Mahmudullah, but my current pick is Naeem. I will complete my pick with Shuvo. His name came at the end, only because of the way I decided to pick the team. So if Mashrafe was fit, I would drop Nazmul from my XV.


Group C
Bowlers (primarily):
1. Mashrafe Mortaza
2. Suhrawadi Shuvo
3. Naeem Islam
5. Mahmudullah
5. Nazmul Hossain


The main objection to my team would be why I did not select Alok. The only way that I could include him was by dropping Ashraful or Roquibul, which I am not doing. Among my Group D players below, I have to say that I don’t know much about Shabbir. Only other player that could make the XV is Rasel, as the 3^rd pace bowler.

Group D
Rest (not in any particular order):
1. Syed Rasel
2. Shahadat Hossain
3. Mahbubul Alam
4. Dolar Mahmud
5. Shabbir Rahman

So my team has 9 specialist batsmen (5 left-hand and 4 right-hand), 3 SLA spinners, 3 pace bowlers, 1 off spinner, 3 all-rounders and 2 wicketkeepers.