Mushfiq, Kayes, Mominul recover fast

BCB likely to announce final squad for India Test toady

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) could expect the injured three batsmen including the Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim to gain their full fitness ahead of the historic Test against India. 

All the three injured batsmen—Mushfiqur Rahim, opener Imrul Kayes and middle order batsman Mominul Haque showed the sign of recovering from their respective injuries after appearing a fitness test yesterday. 
The three batsmen batted in the net and faced the pace bowlers and spinners during which none of them felt any pain, said fielding coach Richard Halsall. 
According to Halsall, those three dependable batsmen are highly likely to play the Test against India after they showed their improved fitness. None of the three batsmen were the part of Bangladesh’s second Test against New Zealand. 
Mushfiqur Rahim had finger injury while Imrul Kayes and Mominul Haque who had muscle strain and ribcage injury respectively. 
“Mushfiqur, Mominul and Imrul Kayes are recovering fast. Physio said they haven’t felt pain on their injured place while batting in the net. There are one more batting session tomorrow. Hopefully they will overcome that hurdle too,” he said.
The one-off Test against India will be held at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad on February 9-13, which will be Bangladesh’s first Test match at Indian soil since their elevation to the Test cricket in 2000.
Leading up to the Test, they will play a practice match, scheduled to be held at February 5-6. Bangladesh will leave the country for Hyderabad on Thursday. 
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is likely to announce the team for the Test today after the consultation with head coach Chandika Hathurusingha who arrived in the country yesterday. 
After the Test against India, Bangladesh will play a full series in Sri Lanka, including three formats of cricket. The itinerary of the tour is yet to be announced but Bangladesh are likely to leave the country for Sri Lanka in the first week of March.
The BCB has already announced a 30-member preliminary team for those two tours with Abdul Majid making the squad for the first time while Nasir Hossain staging a comeback in the team. Paceman Shafiul Islam also came back after recovering from the injury which ruled him out from the New Zealand tour. Another pacer Mohammad Shahid failed to make the squad due to his injury.
Preliminary squad: Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Abdul Majid, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Al-Amin Hossain, Alauddin Babu, Ebadot Hossain, Imrul Kayes, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Liton Das, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mehedi Hassan Miraj, Mominul Haque, Mehedi Hasan Siddique, Mustafizur Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Nasir Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shubhashis Roy, Shuvagata Hom, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Tanbir Hayder Khan. 

 

Mushfiq, Kayes, Mominul recover fast

BCB likely to announce final squad for India Test toady

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) could expect the injured three batsmen including the Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim to gain their full fitness ahead of the historic Test against India. All the three injured batsmenMushfiqur Rahim, opener Imrul Kayes and middle order batsman Mominul Haque showed the sign of recovering from their respective injuries after appearing a fitness test yesterday. The three batsmen batted in the net and faced the pace bowlers and spinners during which none of them felt any pain, said fielding coach Richard Halsall. According to Halsall, those three dependable batsmen are highly likely to play the Test against India after they showed their improved fitness. None of the three batsmen were the part of Bangladeshs second Test against New Zealand. Mushfiqur Rahim had finger injury while Imrul Kayes and Mominul Haque who had muscle strain and ribcage injury respectively. Mushfiqur, Mominul and Imrul Kayes are recovering fast. Physio said they havent felt pain on their injured place while batting in the net. There are one more batting session tomorrow. Hopefully they will overcome that hurdle too, he said. The one-off Test against India will be held at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad on February 9-13, which will be Bangladeshs first Test match at Indian soil since their elevation to the Test cricket in 2000. Leading up to the Test, they will play a practice match, scheduled to be held at February 5-6. Bangladesh will leave the country for Hyderabad on Thursday. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is likely to announce the team for the Test today after the consultation with head coach Chandika Hathurusingha who arrived in the country yesterday. After the Test against India, Bangladesh will play a full series in Sri Lanka, including three formats of cricket. The itinerary of the tour is yet to be announced but Bangladesh are likely to leave the country for Sri Lanka in the first week of March. The BCB has already announced a 30-member preliminary team for those two tours with Abdul Majid making the squad for the first time while Nasir Hossain staging a comeback in the team. Paceman Shafiul Islam also came back after recovering from the injury which ruled him out from the New Zealand tour. Another pacer Mohammad Shahid failed to make the squad due to his injury. Preliminary squad: Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Abdul Majid, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Al-Amin Hossain, Alauddin Babu, Ebadot Hossain, Imrul Kayes, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Liton Das, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mehedi Hassan Miraj, Mominul Haque, Mehedi Hasan Siddique, Mustafizur Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Nasir Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shubhashis Roy, Shuvagata Hom, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Tanbir Hayder Khan.