Allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has earned a recall
as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for three-match
T20 International series against India.
Miraz is considered as the replacement of Shakib Al Hasan who has recently
retired from the shortest format of the cricket.
Miraz, the most consistent player for Bangladesh in Test and ODI format over
the last two years, played his last T20 game against Afghanistan 14 months
ago in Sylhet.
He made 248 runs with the highest of 46 and took 13 wickets in 25 matches in
T20 format, a stat that didn’t justify his talent. Due to his poor form, he
was not considered in the squad of the last T20 World Cup. The allrounder
termed the axe from the World Cup-bound team as the painful chapter of his
career.
But the BCB was in favour of giving him another chance to fill the void of a
top allrounder like Shakib, as they believe that he will be able to translate
his recent form to the T20 cricket this time around.
Left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam a
nd allrounder Soumya Sarkar were the two other
players who were left out from the squad that played the T20 World Cup, the
Tigers last assignment in T20 cricket.
Left-hand opener Parvez Hossain Emon and left-arm spinner were recalled to
replace the duo.
Pacer Shoriful Islam who missed the two-match Test series, retained his place
in T20 squad after recovering from the injury he sustained during Pakistan
Test series.
Bangladesh’s T20 series against India starts in Gwalior on October 6. The
second T20 is in Delhi on October 9 while Hyderabad will host the series-
ing match on October 12.
Last time when Bangladesh played a T20 series on Indian soil in 2019, they
lost the series 2-1.
Bangladesh are currently playing the Test series against India. They lost the
first Test in Chennai by 280 runs.
Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain
Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Liton Das, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy
Hassan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur R
ahman, Taskin Ahmed,
Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rakibul Hasan.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
