Shakib Al Hasan has returned to Bangladesh's Test and T20 squads, while Nurul Hasan's recent form in the domestic circuit has earned him a place in the number 30 squad for the tour of Zimbabwe later this month. The touring party has only one new face, 20-year-old Shamim Hussain, who has been named in the squad for the T20Is.
"We are delighted to have our best player available in all three formats," chief selector Minhajul Abedin said. , said. "It will give a boost to our team. We hope it will positively affect their performance."
Shakib's last Test was against West Indies in February, after which he missed the Test against Sri Lanka due to IPL commitments with Kolkata Knight Riders. He also returned to the T20I squad for the first time since September 2019, as he missed Bangladesh's tour of New Zealand in March due to a thigh injury.
Shamim, who was part of Bangladesh's Under-19 World Cup-winning squad in 2020, impressed with his batting in the lower-middle order in two recent domestic T20 tournaments, and Abedin said the youngster had the best of T20Is. I have the necessary skills for success.
"We have been keeping an eye on Shamim Hossain ever since he joined the high-performing team after playing under-19," Abedin said. "He played well against Ireland A, and then he continued to do the same in the shorter edition tournaments. I hope his skills will help us in T20Is."
The 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, who last played in his 14 international appearances in 2018, scored 346 runs for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmandi club in the Dhaka Premier League T20, helping take his team to the Super League. Charan, his runs are coming at a strike rate of 151.75.
"You have to look at his recent performances," Abedin said. "The selection panel is satisfied. He also impressed the team management when he was with the Test team in Sri Lanka. The team management will decide whether he plays or not, considering the condition, but we are confident that he will play."
Taijul Islam and Rubel Hossain have also been included in the ODI squad, although there was no place for Soumya Sarkar or Mahedi Hasan. Rubel has recovered from a back injury, while Abedin said Islam was picked as the team management wanted an extra left-arm spinner in the ODI squad.
Tamim Iqbal, who took leave during the New Zealand T20Is, has returned to the T20I squad along with Shakib, Nurul and legspinner Aminul Islam. Aminul's return after more than a year meant the selectors turned to the legspinner after a hiatus.
Meanwhile, the BCB has granted Mushfiqur Rahim's request to sit out of T20Is while the selectors have removed Mossadek Hossain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mohammad Mithun, Al Amin Hossain, Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Rubel from Bangladesh's previous team in this format. Hussain has also been thrown out.
The tour, which begins in July, will take place despite a government directive by Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to suspend all sporting activities in the country after Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) was allowed on Tuesday. to proceed with it.
The tour will consist of one Test, three ODIs and three T20 matches. All matches will be held behind closed doors in Harare.
This will be the second men's international series that Zimbabwe will host, after successfully staging two Tests and three T20Is against Pakistan in April. Zimbabwe has also hosted the Pakistan women's side and the South Africa A side, although both of those series were shortened. Pakistan women left Zimbabwe due to flight restrictions, while the South Africa A team left before completing their second four-day match last week when tighter restrictions were imposed. At that point, ZC petitioned the SRC to allow the match to be completed, and they agreed, but South Africa A had already left the country.
Test Squad: Mominul Haque (Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Shadman Islam, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Naeem Hasan, Abu Zayed , Taskin Ahmed, Ebadat Hussain, Shorful Islam.
ODI squad: Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Mohammad Naeem, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Mithun, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Rubel Hussain, Shorful Islam
T20I squad: Mahmudullah (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Naeem, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed , noisy islam