The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have introduced the inclusion of opening batter Mohammad Naim within the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup match, commencing on the twenty seventh of August, in UAE. The southpaw’s inclusion within the 16-man squad was introduced by the board on Monday, twenty second of August.
Mohammad Naim, who celebrates his twenty third birthday right this moment, couldn’t have requested for a greater current as he was recalled to the nationwide crew to exchange the injured pacer Hasan Mahmud, who was dominated out of the match after struggling ligament harm to his proper ankle throughout coaching on August 20. The pacer is ready to overlook three weeks of motion.
Naim was a part of the Bangladesh A squad throughout their latest tour of the West Indies and has been capped 34 instances for the nationwide crew in T20Is. The Bangladeshi crew will go away for the UAE from Dhaka on Tuesday, twenty third August. Notably, the crew may also be with out wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan, who was initially part of the squad for the Asia Cup 2022, however will miss the match after present process surgical procedure on his left index finger in Singapore.
It’s tough for us to consider making the Asia Cup last: Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh are heading to the upcoming continental match following back-to-back collection defeats in opposition to Zimbabwe throughout T20Is and ODIs, and the newly appointed T20I skipper, Shakib Al Hasan, has dismissed the speak of constructing it to the finals. He said that the crew is making it to the knockout levels of the match and needs to maintain the targets within the dressing room fairly than discussing it within the media.
“It’s tough for us [to think about making the Asia Cup final]. If we are able to present a little bit of enchancment from what we now have carried out within the final year-and-a-half, it will be an achievement. We must always make it to the Tremendous 4s, however I really feel that if we are able to’t obtain targets that we set earlier than a match, you’ll inform us that we speak massive however can’t obtain targets. Allow us to hold our targets within the dressing room. I don’t need to talk about it right here,” Shakib mentioned in his first press interplay since turning into T20I captain.
