Bangladesh’s Shoriful Islam, middle, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Saim Ayub in the course of the fourth day of first cricket check match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Bangladesh paceman Shoriful Islam will miss the two-test collection in India this month with a groin harm he suffered in Pakistan, the cricket board mentioned on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
Bangladesh are on a excessive after successful each checks in Pakistan, the place they registered their first check collection victory in opposition to their Asian rivals.
Shoriful, 23, claimed three wickets within the first check in Rawalpindi however missed the second match with the harm.
“Left-arm paceman Shoriful Islam remains to be recovering from a groin harm and was unavailable for the collection,” the Bangladesh Cricket Board mentioned after naming a 16-member squad for the India tour.
Uncapped Jaker Ali Anik has been drafted in because the second wicketkeeper despite the fact that Litton Das, who smashed a match-winning century within the second check in opposition to Pakistan, is about to retain the holding gloves.
The primary check in Chennai begins on September 19, whereas the second match is scheduled in Kanpur from September 27.
India is on the prime of the World Check Championship standings and is second within the ICC’s official check rankings, seven locations above Bangladesh.
After going through Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma’s India will host New Zealand for 3 matches earlier than flying to Australia for a five-test collection.
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Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Jaker Ali Anik (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; enhancing by Peter Rutherford)
Printed – September 12, 2024 12:50 pm IST
