The Bengal Tigers are set to take on the Lankan Lions in a two-match test series starting on March 22. Bangladesh have announced their squad for the first test match of the series.
One of the biggest positives for Bangladesh is the return of their star wicketkeeper batsman, Litton Das, who has been given a chance in the upcoming test series. Litton missed the last series due to personal reasons.
Litton was dropped from Bangladesh’s Odi set-up after his poor run with the bat. Nevertheless,the wicketkeeper batter has been a regular feature for Bangladesh in longer formats of the game.
Since his debut in 2015, Litton has played 39 test matches for Bangladesh, scoring 2397 runs at an impressive average of 36.94 with three hundreds.
This will also be the be the first test series for newly appointed skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, who replaced Litton as the skipper of Bangladesh in all three formats.
Bangladesh has also given chances to Nahid Rana and Mushfik Hasan in the upcoming test series.
In the official statement, it’s said, “Rana is a very exciting prospect. He is probably the quickest bowler in Bangladesh at the moment and can also extract a steep bounce.”
“Although these are early days for him, his first-class record is quite impressive. There is another young pacer, Mushfik Hasan, in the squad. This is the right time for these pacers to get experience as Ebadot (Hossain) is out injured and Taskin (Ahmed) is also not playing tests at the moment.”
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Bangladesh squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Litton Kumer Das, Mominul Haque Showrab, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Mushfik Hasan, Nahid Rana
