PAK vs BAN: Bangladesh announces squad for T20I series
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming three match T20I series against Pakistan on Saturday.
Opener Tamim Iqbal has made a comeback after more than a year to the T20I squad, having last played a T20I in December 2018 against The West Indies.
Mushfiqur Rahim on the other hand, have declined to tour Pakistan due to security concerns. While Mosaddek Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Taijul Islam and Abu Hider have all been dropped.
Bangladesh Tour of Pakistan 2020
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Rubel Hossain, the righter fast bowler, also made a comeback to the squad. He backed 20 wickets from 13 games in the recently concluded BPL.
Hasan Mahmud, a young 20-year-old pacer, has earned his maiden international call-up.
Here is Bangladesh’s T20I squad for Pakistan series:
Mahmudullah (C), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Naim Sheikh, Najmul Hossain, Mohammad Mithun, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Aminul Islam Biplob, Mustafizur Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Hasan Mahmud.
The first T20I will be played on 24th January at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
