The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Bangladesh has named a 15-player squad for its one-off Test against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates next month, with Najmul Hossain Shanto retained as captain.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for the
match, scheduled to begin Oct. 9 in the UAE.
The squad includes experienced batters Mushfiqur Rahim,
Litton Das and Mominul Haque, along with Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan, Soumya
Sarkar, Tawhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali Anik.
All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz and left-arm spinner Taijul
Islam will lead Bangladesh's spin attack, while Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed,
Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury and Shoriful Islam have been selected among the pace
options.
Bangladesh's squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Tanzid
Hasan, Shadman Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton
Das, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan
Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury and Shoriful Islam.
Nayeem Hasan, Musfik Hasan and Iqbal Hossain Emon have been
named as traveling reserves.
The Test will open a busy multi-format period for
Afghanistan in the UAE during October and November. The schedule is also
expected to include limited-overs matches involving Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh enters the series after a historic tour of
Australia in August. It recorded its first Test victory on Australian soil by
beating the hosts by nine wickets in the series opener at Marrara Oval in
Darwin.
Tanzid scored his maiden Test century in that match, while
Mehidy took five wickets.
Australia leveled the two-match series with an
innings-and-51-run victory in the second Test at Mackay. Mitchell Starc took 10
wickets in the match as the series ended in a 1-1 draw.
