Bangladesh squad for India tour announced

Sport Correspondent: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the tour of India 2017 where Tigers will play their first Test in Indian soil.

 

The 15-member squad was announced at a media conference at Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Kumar Das and pacer Shafiul Islam made their returns to squad.

 

Nurul Hasan who kept gloves in the last Test against New Zealand in place of Mushfiqur Rahim's injury has been left out. Pacer Rubel Hossain also made room for Shafiul Islam.

 

International acclaimed pacer Mustafizur Rahman also kept out of the squad for injury while Nazmul Hossain Shanto who made his Test debut against New Zealand also left out.

 

The historic one-off Test match between the two countries will be held in Hyderabad from February 9.

 

Bangladesh Squad

Mushfiqur Rahim (Captain), Tamim Iqbal (Vice-Captain), Imrul Kayes, Liton Kumar Das, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Shafiul Islam and Shuvashish Roy.

 

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