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Mushfiqur Rahim was restored to the Bangladesh ranks on Saturday as Dhaka named a 16-man squad for a three-match one-day international series against Zimbabwe in August. Mushfiqur opted out of the recent series against West Indies to perform Islamic hajj pilgrimage and will remain absent for the three-match Twenty20 international series against Zimbabwe which will precede the ODIs.
Bangladesh rested skipper Mahmudullah Riyad and appointed wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan on Friday as the new captain for the three-match Twenty20 international series against Zimbabwe. The decision was announced after the BCB chiefs held a meeting with Mahmudullah at its headquarters in Dhaka. Mahmudullah had been under fire for failing to inspire the team, which lost 11 of their last 13 T20 internationals.
The decision was announced after the BCB chiefs held a meeting with Mahmudullah at its headquarters in Dhaka. Mahmudullah had been under fire for failing to inspire the team, which lost 11 of their last 13 T20 internationals.
The 27-year-old pacer, who has appeared in one Twenty20 international against Pakistan in November and was part of the Test and T20 squads for Bangladesh's ongoing West Indies tour, provided a urine sample as part of the ICC's out-of-competition testing programme in Dhaka on March 4. A subsequent test found the sample contained clomifene, a prohibited substance both in-competition and out-of-competition by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the ICC said in a statement.
The International Cricket Council on Thursday announced a 10-month ban on Bangladesh pace bowler Shohidul Islam from all cricketing activities after he failed a dope test conducted in March.
West Indies, Bangladesh's cricketers are hoping the clouds of uncertainty ahead of their three-match T20 International series will blow away in time for Saturday's opening encounter at Windsor Park in Dominica. While it is expected the visitors will be much more competitive in both the T20Is and then the three-match One-Day International series, question marks over the availability of key players could have an unsettling effect on a squad in dire need of stability and direction.
(Reuters) - Australia opener David Warner said the "extreme" spinning pitches in Sri Lanka during their one-day international series defeat provided them with the ideal preparation for their upcoming test matches.
DHAKA : An out-of-form Mominul Haque has stepped down as Bangladesh test captain in the wake of their home series loss against Sri Lanka, according to media reports.