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Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam will be available for the first Test against Sri Lanka, according to chief selector Minhajul Abedin.

Shoriful was named to the squad for the first Test subject to fitness. He was recently sent to Singapore for an evaluation of his stomach problems, which had been bothering him. However, the examination concluded that he will not require surgery at this time.

"He (Shoriful) is available for us from the opening Test against Sri Lanka as he will not require any operation at the moment. It will be big boost for us considering we are also missing the service of Taskin (Ahmed) at the moment," Minhajul told Cricbuzz on Saturday. 

Meanwhile, another injured pacer Taskin Ahmed will travel to England on May 4 to assess a shoulder injury that ruled him out from the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.

The first of the two Tests between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka begin in Chattogram on May 15.