Bangladesh pacer Shoriful misses India tour with injury
DHAKA : Bangladesh paceman Shoriful Islam will miss the two-test series in India this month with a groin injury he suffered in Pakistan, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.
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DHAKA : Bangladesh paceman Shoriful Islam will miss the two-test series in India this month with a groin injury he suffered in Pakistan, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.
India's squad for the first Test against Bangladesh was announced on Sunday. The first Test of the two-match series will kick-start from September 19 in Chennai. The squad came with many surprises as wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be returning to Test cricket with this series. Pant faced a horrific road accident in December 2022 and is yet to return to the longest format for India. Apart from this, young pacer Yash Dayal also earned his maiden Test call-up for the series.
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The Bangladesh men's cricket team, after a historic series win against Pakistan, is already gearing up for the next challenge, a 2-Test assignment against India. The victory for Bangladesh against Pakistan was historic from points of views, but the team's star of the series, Litton Das, is keen to not talk about his side's results against Pakistan, but rather the upcoming challenge against India. During a chat with the media, Litton even urged reporters to not ask questions about the Pakistan win as that is in the past.