Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) made sweeping changes to the T20 side, bringing up six players including four new faces for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Pakistan.
Shakib Al Hasan and Saifuddin were unavailable due to injuries while Mushfiqur Rahim was rested but Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar and fast bowler Rubel Hossain have been dropped.
The performance of Liton and Soumya in the World Cup indeed led to their axe. They were replaced by six players with batter Najmul Hossain Shanto and leg-spinner Aminul Islam Biplob returning to the national fold and batters Saif Hassan and Yasir Ali Chowdhury, pacer Shohidul Islam and wicketkeeper Akbar Ali making the cut for the first time.
In the vastly youth-heavy side, Bangladesh have now only one experienced player in their 16-member-Mahmudullah Riyad, who retained his captaincy despite a below-par World Cup campaign.
Bangladesh Squad: Mahmudullah Riyad (c), Naim Sheikh, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam Biplob, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Saif Hassan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Shohidul Islam, Akbar Ali
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