Pakistan travel with best and experienced players

The selectors were in awe of him. The situation is not favorable to it, it is highly controversial due to multiple identities. So the selectors had to spend a lot of time on his inclusion in the team for the tour of Pakistan. In the end, there was no chance to avoid him. Bangladesh will play two Tests in Pakistan with Shakib Al Hasan.

Parliament was dissolved after Sheikh Hasina’s resignation from the post of Prime Minister last Monday. After being elected as a Member of Parliament for Magura-1 constituency from Awami League in the last election, apart from the cricketer, Shakib also has a political identity. Time will tell about Shakib’s future with politics. However, it was understood that the cricket board now only sees him as a cricketer after his inclusion in the squad for the tour of Pakistan.

Bangladesh wants to use the experience of Shakib, one of the best all-rounders in the world, in Pakistan. Not only Shakib, the experience of Mushfiq and Muminul returning to the team is also good. The selection panel has a lot of faith in the trio. Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu said, ‘For this edition, we have emphasized on selecting the best players. It is a well-balanced squad. Mushfiqur (Rahim), Muminul (Haq) and Shakib (Al Hasan) have played 216 matches together and there is no substitute for such experience. Taijul (Islam) and Miraz (Mehdi Hasan) have been leading the spin department for a long time and have taken more than 350 wickets together. We expect Shanto (Nazmul Hussain), Liton (Kumar Das) and other batsmen to step up. Because we will need a team effort to compete against Pakistan.’

However, there is no possibility of Shakib returning to the country for now. After playing Global T20 in Canada, Shakib is now in USA with his family. Shakib will go to Pakistan via Dubai on his own arrangements. Join the team. The two Tests against Pakistan are part of Bangladesh’s Test Championship. Bangladesh started the third cycle of the Test Championship by defeating New Zealand at home. After that, Bangladesh lost badly in two Tests against New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh is confident of doing well in the first away series in Pakistan.

Gazi Ashraf Hussain Lipu said, ‘Pakistan are very tough opponents, especially at their home ground and it will be a challenging tour for us. It is good that we will have extra time to prepare in Lahore. Apart from this, some of the players already in Pakistan along with the Bangladesh team will join the national team for the Test series. Their experience will be useful to us.’