Bangladesh Announce Test Squad for Australia Opener, Nahid Rana Out
The BCB has named a 15-member squad for the first Test against Australia, with Nahid Rana ruled out due to injury.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the Test squad for the first match of the Australia tour on Sunday, July 26. The series opener will take place from August 13 to 17 at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin.
Pacer Nahid Rana has been sidelined with a grade-2 left side strain injury. Along with Rana, Litton Das, Shoriful Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman are also unavailable for the first Test. The squad is led by captain Najmul Hossain Shanto.
The 15-member squad includes Soumya Sarkar, Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Amite Hasan, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, and Musfik Hasan.