On the order of the nation’s cricket board, Shoriful Islam, the Bangladesh pacer, will not be able to take part in this month’s test match series against India owing to a groin injury he sustained in Pakistan.
Dominating both Tests in Pakistan, Bangladesh at last defeated their Asian foes in a Test series for the first time, and morale is high in Bangladesh.
Shoriful, a speedster from Bangladesh, played for just one match while taking 3 wickets in the first test match in Rawalpindi and ruled himself out of the second test.
‘Left arm fast bowler Shoriful Islam continues his rehabilitation from a groin strain and was ruled out of the series,’ the BCB said after releasing a 16-man squad for their tour of India, according to Reuters.
Although Litton Das, after scoring a match-winning hundred in the second test match, is likely to keep the gloves, Jaker Ali Anik has been included as the second wicket keeper.
The first Test in Chennai begins on September 19 while the second Test in Kanpur shall commence on September 27.
In the writ published by the ICC concerning the rating of test cricket nations, Bangladesh is positioned a whopping seven slots below India who is currently at the top of the world test championship table.
Rohit Sharma’s India will first clash with Bangladesh before traveling back home to host New Zealand in a series of three Tests; after which the team will travel to Australia for a Test series of five matches.
Bangladesh Test squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmood, Taskin Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Jaker Ali Anik.
