The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced their squad for the Hong Kong Sixes 2017.

The two-day tournament will begin on 28 October at Kowloon Cricket Club in Hong Kong.

Eight teams along with hosts Hong Kong will take part in the two-day event. It is one of the most anticipated contests in the cricket calendar, as spectators and viewers get to see massive sixes and bagful of wickets, reports crictracker.com.

Many of the big names have featured in the tournament so far. Unfortunately, India won’t be participating in the mega event.  In this particular format, extras such as wides and no-balls are counted as two runs. Batsman will have to retire after scoring 31 runs, but he can come back to face more balls if his side loses the remaining wickets. If a side loses five wickets before the completion of 5 overs, then the remaining batsman can bat alone with the fifth batsman acting as a runner. The eight teams will go under two pools of four on each sides.

‘We are excited to welcome both test nations and our first ever club side to take part in the Sixes, particularly an iconic club like MCC, with its prestigious cricket history,’ said Jonathan Cummings, Cricket Hing Kong director.

Squads for the tournament:

Australia: John Hastings (Capt), Ben Laughlin, Arjun Nair, Nathan Reardon, Alexander Gregory, Matthew Short, Sebastian Gotch.

Bangladesh: Saif Hasan (captain), Afif Hossain, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Monirul Islam, Robiul Haque and Qazi Onik Islam.

Hong Kong: Babar Hayat (Capt), Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan, Ehsan Nawaz, Jamie Atkinson, Tanveer Ahmed.

MCC: Samit Patel (Capt), Jordan Clark. Gareth Berg, Darren Stevens, John Simpson. Rikki Clarke, Ryan Higgins.

New Zealand: Peter Fulton (Capt), Shanan Stewart, Roneel Hira, Brad Cachopa, Graeme Beghin, Elliott Herd, Steve Wilkins.

Pakistan: Sohail Tanvir (Capt), Sohail Khan, Jahid Ali, Mohammad Sami, Anwar Ali, Hammad Azam, Sahibzada Farhan

South Africa: Sarel Erwee (Capt), Aubrey Swanepoel, Corne Dry, Jerry Nqolo, Somila Seyibokwe, Ferisco Adams.

Sri Lanka: Farveez Maharoof (Capt), Andy Solomons, Tillakaratne Sampath, Angelo Perara, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ramith Rambukwella, Jeevan Mendis