The BCB will announce the squad for the Sri Lanka series shortly. Mohammad Saifuddin and Hasan Mahmud will be the new surprises in the team.
Finally, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is going to announce the preliminary squad for the Sri Lanka series. If all goes well, the Bangladesh Cricket Board will announce the preliminary squad after a meeting with Bangladesh national team head coach Russell Domingo this afternoon. Young fast bowlers of Bangladesh national team Mohammad Saifuddin and Hasan Mahmud are in the squad as surprises.
Mohammad Saifuddin is repaying the trust for Bangladesh ODI and T20 teams. So this time in the Test series against Sri Lanka, Mohammad Saifuddin is a kind in the initial squad of Bangladesh. However, there is one more surprise in the squad. Fast bowler Hasan Mahmud can be called up for the preliminary squad of the Sri Lanka series.
Also confirmed are Mostafizur Rahman, Abu Zahid Rahi, and Ebadat Hossain. Fast bowler Rubel Hossain has been replaced by Taskin Ahmed. However, there is a lot of research going on in the cricket board about the experienced batsman Mahmudullah.
One side wants to consider Riyadh only for limited overs cricket. So board president Nazmul Hasan Papon himself may make the final decision on Tuesday, subject to discussions with head coach Russell Domingo.
Excluding Riyadh, Sri Lanka will have a 22-member preliminary squad. Shakib Al Hasan will be added to the Bangladesh spot from the second test match. Chief selector Minhazul Abedin Nannu said, "I will give the preliminary squad for now. We will go there and prepare the main squad after the practice match." An initial team is ready, we will finalize it by tomorrow (today Tuesday).
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