Veteran Bangladesh players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have returned for the Test series against South Africa. BCB also announced the ODI squad for the tour.
Shakib Al Hasan opted out of the New Zealand tour for personal reasons while Tamim Iqbal was ruled out due to a thumb injury. Despite that, Bangladesh created history with their first-ever Test win in New Zealand. Now it will be the same challenge for them in South Africa as well as they never won a Test match or ODI in the rainbow nation before.
Bangladesh set to play 2 Tests and 3 ODIs in the South Africa tour
The South Africa tour comprises 3 ODIs and 2 Tests. The ODI series will be a part of the World Cup Super League in which Bangladesh is currently sitting at the top of the table. Also, the 2-Test match series will be part of the World Test Championship.
Chief Selector Minhajul Abedin is quite excited and has high hopes with a full-strength squad.
“After a long time, we are getting our full squad and we are excited about it. The return of Shakib and Tamim will naturally boost us up in the Test format. Khaled Ahmed can bowl fast so we have included him in the ODI side,” Minhajul Abedin spoke to Cricbuzz.
Bangladesh stuck with the same ODI squad which beat Afghanistan by 2-1 last week. Fast bowler Khaled Ahmed is the only new addition to the ODI squad.
Test squad: Mominul Haque (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Yasir Ali, Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Shohidul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Shadman Islam, Nurul Hasan
ODI squad: Tamim Iqbal (captain), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Khaled Ahmed
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