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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has made several changes to the set-up across the format. After defeating Australia in 1scheduled tribe After the three-match ODI series, BCB has included Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana and Mustafizur Rahman for the three-match T20 series against Australia. He has been out of the ODI team in recent times, but after his consistent good performances, the cricket board has recalled him again for T20.
BCB has also made a change in its Test team. Veteran batsman Tauheed Hridoy received a Test call-up after being named in Bangladesh’s 15-man squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Harare. After the conclusion of the three-match T20 series against Australia from June 17 to June 18, Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe in the one-off Test from June 28.
Liton Das, captain, Tauheed Hridoy, vice-captain of Bangladesh’s T20I team
Liton Das has been appointed captain of the T20 team and the board has selected Tauheed Hridoy for the role of vice-captain. The pace department looks quite promising on paper with the inclusion of Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Naheed Rana.
Australia is currently struggling with many injury and fitness issues. Some of their top players are missing from the ODI squad, and may not even play in the T20Is against Bangladesh. The home team will try to prove its dominance against a team that is going through a period of change.
While the fast bowling trio have retained their places in the Twenty20 squad, Tanzim Hasan Shakib, Ripon Mondol and Mohammad Saifuddin, who played against New Zealand in the shortest format, have been dropped.
“Since the T20 series against Australia is very important, we have tried to build a strong squad and we have also kept workload management in mind. As a result, we have not included Nahid Rana for the Test series,” chief selector Habibul Bashar told reporters ahead of the T20 series.
“Tawheed Hridoy plays white-ball cricket regularly. But the kind of cricket we want to play in Test matches as well, I think he can be a very good option,” he said.
Why has BCB selected Tauheed Hridoy for Test?
Bashar said that he has seen Tauheed Hridoy batting in first-class cricket, which has impressed him a lot. The chief selector believes that the batsman can play impressive innings in Test matches even against strong opponents like Australia and Zimbabwe.
He said, “I have seen his first-class game. His first-class record is not bad, and when he bats, he can play very impressive innings wherever he bats. So that is one of the positive signs of Bangladesh cricket. Hopefully, I am very confident about him. If he gets a chance with the red ball, he will do well.”
newly announced team of bangladesh
T20 team against Australia: Liton Kumar Das (captain), Parvez Hussain Emon, Tanjeed Hasan, Mohammad Saif Hasan, Shamim Hussain, Tauheed Hridoy (vice-captain), Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hussain, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Naheed Rana, Abdul Ghaffar Saqlain.
test team against zimbabwe: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Tanjeed Hasan, Mominul Haq, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Kumar Das, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Khalid Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmood, Tauheed Hridoy, Amit Hasan, Robiul Haq.
