Mominul Haque has been appointed Bangladesh Test captain while Mahmudullah Riyad will lead the T20I squad in the forthcoming series in India, Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed on Tuesday (October 29). The change in captaincy was enforced after Shakib al Hasan was banned for two years by the International Cricket Council for failing to report corrupt approaches from a bookie.
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The BCB also confirmed further changes to personnel in the T20 squad. Abu Hider Rony will replace injured Mohammad Saifuddin while Mohammad Mithun will come in place of Tamim Iqbal. Saifuddin was ruled out of the series because of a recurring back injury while Tamim opted to remain with his wife, with the couple expecting their second child.
Taijul Islam has been named replacement for Shakib in the T20 squad. The left-arm spinner, who made his T20I debut earlier this year against Zimbabwe, has featured in only two games with the second coming against Afghanistan.
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T20I squad: Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Animul Islam, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shaiful Islam, Abu Haider Rony, Mohammad Mithun, Taijul Islam.
20-year-old Saif Hasan named in Test squad
In the Test squad, Saif Hasan, the uncapped 20-year-old batsman, has been called up. The right-hander has played 36 first-class games and has 2217 runs to his name at an average of 46.18. Al Amin Hossain, who last played a Test in 2014, too finds a spot in the 15-member squad. Also included in the squad is Ebadot Hossain, who was dropped after the series in New Zealand and Mustafizur Rahman in place of Taskin Ahmed.
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Liton Das, meanwhile, will be the first-choice ‘keeper in the Test side with Mushfiqur Rahim deciding to give up the role and to focus more on his batting.
Test squad: Shadman Islam, Imrul Kayes, Saif Hasan, Mominul Haque (c), Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mossadek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Naeem Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Al Amin Hossain, Ebadot Hossain.
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