Jaker Ali in Bangladesh Test squad for India tour, Shoriful dropped
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced their 16-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against India, including uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali Anik.
Jaker replaces pacer Shoriful Islam, marking the only change from Bangladesh’s last successful Test series against Pakistan, which the Tigers won 2-0 earlier this month. Shoriful, who sustained a groin injury during the first Test in Rawalpindi, missed the second match.
The squad is scheduled to depart for India on September 15. The first Test will take place in Chennai, starting on September 19, followed by the second Test in Kanpur from September 27. Both matches are part of the World Test Championship.
Following the Tests, Bangladesh will play a three-match T20I series on October 6, 9, and 12 in Gwalior, Delhi, and Hyderabad, respectively. The T20I squad will be announced at a later date.
The Tigers last toured India for a full series in 2019, where they lost the T20I series 2-1 and suffered a 2-0 defeat in the Test series.
Bangladesh squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Jaker Ali Anik, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed and Khaled Ahmed.
