Bangladesh handed a maiden Test call-up to the left-arm spinner, Nasum Ahmed, on Sunday whereas leaving out injured pacer Ebadot Hossain for the second red-ball fixture towards India subsequent week.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board posted the squad for the second Test, scheduled to begin on December 22 in Dhaka, on its Twitter deal with.
Nasum, who has performed 4 ODIs and 28 T20Is for Bangladesh, has been introduced in as cowl for skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who’s unlikely to bowl within the second Test.
Bangladesh had been two bowlers quick within the 188-run loss to India within the first Test as Shakib and Hossain didn’t bowl within the second innings.
While Shakib is scuffling with shoulder and rib points, Hossain has a again harm.
“He is still struggling with his shoulder and [ribcage] bruising. It left us with four bowlers – a big blow for us,” head coach Rusell Domingo mentioned on the publish match press convention on Sunday.
“Ebadot broke down, so we were stuck with three bowlers. It is very difficult to balance the side at the moment,” he added.
Pacer Shoriful Islam, who sustained a hamstring harm, and opener Tamim Iqbal, who’s but to get better from a groin harm, additionally did not make it to the squad for the second Test.
Bangladesh squad
For 2nd Test
Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain, Mominul Haque, Yasir Ali, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Liton Das, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed, Mahmudul Hasan and Rejaur Rahman Raja.