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Wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan will add a feather to his cap in his international career when he leads Bangladesh in the upcoming three-match T20I series away to Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh Cricket Board Friday named 33-T20I old Nurul the captain in place of all-rounder Mahmudullah - the regular T20I skipper – who has been rested on the back of his off-form in recent times.
Middle-order batsman Mushfiqur Rahim, who missed the previous T20I series away to the West Indies due to hajj pilgrimage, was also rested along with all-rounder Shakib al Hasan.
Shakib had earlier stated his desire to the BCB to sit out the entire Zimbabwe tour.
During the announcement of the squads to the media in Mirpur, BCB cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Younus added, “There was discussion in the last few days regarding the T20I captaincy. With respect we called Riyad and talked about the T20I team. After discussing with him we decided to send a new side to Zimbabwe. The senior players will not be a part. Actually we are sending them (young team) to find out (bench strength).
“We have told Mahmudullah Riyad of our decision. Mushfiq also knows, so does Shakib. We just want to assess them only for Zimbabwe series, their results, performance. You can say the T20I team will be a new brand.”
The Tigers have played the most T20Is under captain Mahmudullah – 43 – and have been victorious 16 times against 26 losses with the other game abandoned.
Bangladesh’s most successful T20I captain, Mahmudullah totaled 782 runs in those 43 games as skipper, at an average of 23, strike rate of 112.68 and highest score of 52.
Prior to being named captain, he fared slightly better garnering 1,261 runs in 75 T20Is at an average of 23.79, strike rate of 121.36 and personal best of 64 not out.
While the T20Is will serve as preparation for both the teams ahead of the forthcoming T20 World Cup in Australia, the three-match ODI series will not be part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
All the six matches will be held in Harare.
The three T20Is will take place on July 30, 31 and August 2 while the ODIs will be held on August 5, 7 and 10 respectively.
T20I squad: Munim Shahriar, Anamul Haque, Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (captain), Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Parvez Hossain Emon
ODI squad: Tamim Iqbal (captain), Liton Das, Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mosaddek Hossain, Taijul Islam
Bangladesh Cricket Board Friday named 33-T20I old Nurul the captain in place of all-rounder Mahmudullah - the regular T20I skipper – who has been rested on the back of his off-form in recent times.
Middle-order batsman Mushfiqur Rahim, who missed the previous T20I series away to the West Indies due to hajj pilgrimage, was also rested along with all-rounder Shakib al Hasan.
Shakib had earlier stated his desire to the BCB to sit out the entire Zimbabwe tour.
During the announcement of the squads to the media in Mirpur, BCB cricket operations committee chairman Jalal Younus added, “There was discussion in the last few days regarding the T20I captaincy. With respect we called Riyad and talked about the T20I team. After discussing with him we decided to send a new side to Zimbabwe. The senior players will not be a part. Actually we are sending them (young team) to find out (bench strength).
“We have told Mahmudullah Riyad of our decision. Mushfiq also knows, so does Shakib. We just want to assess them only for Zimbabwe series, their results, performance. You can say the T20I team will be a new brand.”
The Tigers have played the most T20Is under captain Mahmudullah – 43 – and have been victorious 16 times against 26 losses with the other game abandoned.
Bangladesh’s most successful T20I captain, Mahmudullah totaled 782 runs in those 43 games as skipper, at an average of 23, strike rate of 112.68 and highest score of 52.
Prior to being named captain, he fared slightly better garnering 1,261 runs in 75 T20Is at an average of 23.79, strike rate of 121.36 and personal best of 64 not out.
While the T20Is will serve as preparation for both the teams ahead of the forthcoming T20 World Cup in Australia, the three-match ODI series will not be part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
All the six matches will be held in Harare.
The three T20Is will take place on July 30, 31 and August 2 while the ODIs will be held on August 5, 7 and 10 respectively.
T20I squad: Munim Shahriar, Anamul Haque, Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (captain), Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Parvez Hossain Emon
ODI squad: Tamim Iqbal (captain), Liton Das, Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mosaddek Hossain, Taijul Islam