Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) introduced the senior males’s squad for the first Test match towards Sri Lanka on Monday. The former captain and struggling batter Litton Das has been included within the strong 15-member squad after lacking the final Test collection on account of private causes.
Litton was not too long ago dropped from the third ODI recreation towards Sri Lanka after a string of poor performances. But the wicketkeeper batter holds a daily place within the red-ball staff having performed 39 Tests since his debut in 2015. He has scored 2394 Test runs at a mean of 36.27 with three centuries however is struggling for consistency currently.
This would be the first Test project for the brand new captain Najmul Shanto, who changed Litton as skipper throughout all three codecs this yr. Experienced wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan has been dropped from the staff who saved wickets towards New Zealand in November-December final yr.
Bangladesh have additionally included uncapped quick bowlers Nahid Rana and Mushfik Hasan within the Test staff for the first time.
“Rana is a very exciting prospect. He is probably the quickest bowler in Bangladesh at the moment and can also extract steep bounce,” Abdur Razzak, BCC national selector said. “Although these are early days for him, his first-class record is quite impressive. There is another young pacer Mushfik Hasan in the squad. This is the right time for these pacers to get the experience as Ebadot (Hossain) is out injured and Taskin (Ahmed) is also not playing Tests at the moment.”
Bangladesh squad for first Test towards Sri Lanka: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Litton Kumer Das, Mominul Haque Showrab, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Mushfik Hasan, Nahid Rana.
Bangladesh play two Tests towards their rivals beginning at Sylhet International Stadium on March 22.
