Guwahati, November 7: The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, scheduled to begin in Chandigarh on November 14.
Denish Das has been appointed captain, while Sahil Jain will serve as vice-captain.
The squad comprises Denish Das (captain), Sahil Jain (vice-captain), Shivshankar Roy, Abhinav Choudhury, Roshan Alam, Akash Sengupta, Ayushman Malakar, Mrinmoy Dutta, Mukhtar Hussain, Vishal Saha, Pradyun Saikia, Bhargav Pratim Lahkar, Ayush Agarwala (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sen (wicketkeeper), Jitumoni Kalita and Abdul Aziz Quraishi.
The standby list includes Nihar Deka, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Eric Roy (wicketkeeper), Amlanjyoti Das, Sadek Hussain, Rahul Singh, Gunajyoti Deka, Jitu Ali and Nipon Deka.
The support staff will be headed by manager Sujit Choudhury and head coach Kiran Powar. R K Yadav and Pritam Das will serve as assistant coaches. The other members are trainer Bhaskar Bora, physiotherapist Bhishma Pratap Singh, throwdown specialist Vivek Salunkhe and performance analyst Bikash Ranjan Das.
The ACA has extended its best wishes to the selected players and support staff. The announcement was made through a statement issued by ACA secretary Sanatan Das.
