Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named Abul Hasan as a replacement for Mustafizur Rahman ahead of Bangladesh’s three-T20I series against Afghanistan. The fast-bowler will join the team in India, on June 1.

Mustafizur Rahman suffered a toe injury while trying to stop a ball during an IPL encounter for the Mumbai Indians. The injury then ruled him out of the T20I series which is scheduled to commence from June 3. He will be out of action for three week due to the hair-line fracture on his left toe.

Abul Hasan last played a T20 for Bangladesh back in the ICC World T20 2012, in Sri Lanka. He was a part of the ODI team that played against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in a triangular series earlier this year.

The inclusion of Abul makes it a 15-man squad for Bangladesh. The team led by Shakib Al Hasan will be playing all three matches of the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, in Dehradun.

 

Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mahmudullah Riyad, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Ariful Haque, Mehidy Hasan, Nazmul Islam, Abu Hider Rony, Rubel Hossain, Abu Jayed, Abul Hasan

Afghanistan v Bangladesh in India

1st T20I: June 03 (Sunday)