In the second Test against Sri Lanka, Abdul Razzaq has been called in the 31-member primary squad for the West Indies against Shakib Al Hasan. Yasin Arafat has got excellent performance in domestic cricket, with limited scope. For the first time in the primary team.
Shuvashis Roy Chowdhury, Sanjamul Islam, Mehdi Hassan and Mohammad Saif Uddin were dropped from the 32-member Sri Lanka series on the country's soil. Nasir Hossain is not in the squad for the injury.
Young off-spinner Naeem Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan were called in the initial squad.
The camp will start on Sunday at the Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The BCB said in a press release on Tuesday that the players called to the Strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarion will have to report at nine o'clock in the morning.
Razzaq was the highest wicket-taker of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), the first-class cricket tournament that ended a few days ago. The 35-year-old left-arm spinner took 43 wickets at 25 runs.
In the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match in March last year, Yasin was surprised by the eight wickets for 40 runs against Abahani. The 19-year-old left-arm pacer will be seen in a match at BCL to prove his worth. Man of the match award winning by seven wickets in 55 balls with 7 wickets.
Schedule of tour of West Indies not yet finalized Bangladesh will play two Tests and three ODIs and T20s this year.
Bangladesh primary team: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Naeem Hasan , Abu Haider, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Rubel Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Enamul Haque, Abu Zayed, Nazmul Hossain Shant, Nazmul Islam Apu, Mohammad Mithun, Ariful Haque, Shafiul Islam, Sadman Islam, Yasin Arafat, Abul Hasan, Abdur Razzak