BAN vs IND: Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal© AFP
Bangladesh’s one-day worldwide captain and opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has been dominated out of a three-match sequence towards India starting in Dhaka on the weekend, officers mentioned Thursday. Bangladeshi chief selector Minhajul Abedin mentioned Tamim suffered a groin harm throughout a coaching match on Wednesday and was unlikely to recuperate quickly. “He is definitely ruled out of the ODI series and possibly the first Test against India,” Minhajul advised AFP. Minhajul mentioned the captain for the sequence and a substitute for Tamim could be introduced sooner or later.
The Bangladeshi chief selector mentioned tempo bowler Taskin Ahmed had additionally been dominated out of Sunday’s first ODI because of harm.
“Taskin has been suffering from back pain. He will not play in the first ODI. We’ll see his fitness before playing him in the remaining matches,” he mentioned.
Left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam has been added to the squad as a backup to Taskin, he mentioned.
India arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday for his or her first tour there since 2015, which can embody three ODIs and two Tests.
The first two ODIs will probably be held in Dhaka on December 4 and seven, whereas the third is at Chittagong on December 10, after which each side will play two Tests.
Chittagong will host the primary Test from December 14-18, whereas the second Test will probably be in Dhaka from December 22-26.
Rain compelled a attract the one Test throughout India’s final go to to Bangladesh, whereas the hosts received that 12 months’s ODI sequence 2-1.
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