Soumya Sarkar made the most of his opportunity in Bangladesh’s two-day practice match against the UAE, scoring a half-century after spending recent matches with the squad without making the playing XI.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 15-member squad for the opening Test of next month's two-match series against Australia, with Soumya Sarkar and Jaker Ali Anik earning recalls.
Wessly Madhevere struck a fighting 75 while Brad Evans added a valuable half-century as Zimbabwe recovered from an early collapse to post 199 in 48.1 overs against Bangladesh in the third and final ODI at Harare Sports Club.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das remains a doubt for the opening T20I against Australia as he continues to recover from a calf muscle injury, prompting the hosts to add experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to the squad.
Bangladesh have recalled experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to their squad ahead of the three-match T20I series against Australia, which gets underway in Chattogram on Wednesday.
Bangladesh all-rounder Soumya Sarkar has thrown his support behind Mustafizur Rahman's candid assessment of the team's standards, saying the fast bowler was "absolutely right" in calling for further improvement if Bangladesh are to become genuine World Cup contenders.
Soumya Sarkar will not feature in the opening phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), specifically the Sylhet leg, due to family reasons. A source from the Noakhali Express franchise confirmed the development to Cricfrenzy.
Following Bangladesh’s ODI series whitewash against Afghanistan, the national selectors have made significant changes to the squad.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan due to a side strain.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan due to a side strain. The injury, sustained during the Asia Cup, already kept him out of the high-voltage encounters against India and Pakistan. The right-handed batter is set to return home for treatment.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the national squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan, scheduled to be held in Sharjah, UAE on October 2, 3 and 5.
Bangladesh skipper Litton Das continues to struggle with a side strain that kept him out of Asia Cup matches against India and Pakistan. The injury has now ruled him out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan as well.