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Mominul sidelined, Shanto, Mustafizur included in Test squad

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Published: 07:38, 19 January 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Mominul sidelined, Shanto, Mustafizur included in Test squad

Sport Desk: After skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Imrul kayes, Bangladesh middle-order batsman Mominul Haque also ruled out for the second Test against New Zealand which begins in Christchurch on Friday.
 
“Mominul is nursing a bruised rib cage. The x-ray on him came out clear but he was unable to make the necessary movements in training today and is not fit for the Test,” Bangladesh physio Dean Conway said a day before the match on Thursday.

 

Due to the injury-enforced unavailability of the three players, fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and uncapped batsman Nazmul Hossain Shanto have been included in the revised 14-man squad for the second Test.

 

18-year old Shanto is a specialized batsman and generally open for the team. He can also play the role of a right-arm offbreak bowler.

 

Opener Tamim Iqbal will lead the Bangladesh team in the match.

 

New Zealand are leading the two-match series by 1-0 as they won the first math by 7 wickets.
 
BANGLADESH SQUAD FOR SECOND TEST
 
Tamim Iqbal  (Captain), Shakib Al Hasan (Vice Captain), Shabbir Rahaman, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Soumya Sarker, Taskin Ahmed, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shubhasis Roy, Mustafizur Rahman, Nazmul Hossain Shanto.

 

risingbd/DHAKA/19 Jan 2017/Augustin Sujan

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