Bangladesh has made two changes in their final 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 down under. They have included Soumya Sarkar & Shoriful Islam in their main squad for the marquee event.
Earlier, it was reported by Cricbuzz that the duo is expected to make a cut in the T20 World Cup squad as the team management is unhappy with the performance of Mohammad Saifuddin & Sabbir Rahman who were initially named into the Bangladesh T20 World Cup squad.
The BCB announced on Friday that they have submitted the final squad for the T20 World Cup 2022 ahead of ICC’s deadline tonight for the participating teams to change the players & name the final World Cup Squad.
“Batter Soumya Sarkar & pacer Shoriful Islam who were on the standby list have been selected in the T20 World Cup 2022 squad. The duo will replace Sabbir Rahman & all-rounder Saifuddin who were initially named in the 15-member original squad which was announced on September 14,” the BCB stated in its Statement.
Sabbir & Saifuddin will return to Bangladesh from New Zealand where the Bangladesh team was involved in a T20I Tri-Series with hosts & Pakistan. BCB has named no traveling reserves with Bangladesh’s team.
BCB is unhappy with the performances of Sabbir & Saifuddin
Bangladesh’s Chief Selector, Minhajual Abedin stated, “Before the start of the Asia Cup 2022, the consultant had a plan to fit a player in a specific position. Thus we had a plan to move Sabbir up in the top order. The responsibility of a player in the T20 format is very crucial. The format demands pro-activeness from players & they need to be conscious as overs finish quickly. Self-assessment is important here & Sabir wasn’t able to do that perfectly.”
Further talking about Saifuddin’s form Abedin said, “He has been struggling for days. He sustained an injury during T20 World Cup 2021. However, after recovering he returned to domestic cricket but was not fit. He couldn’t go back to West Indies due to a back injury. But in the Tri-Series we have monitored his performance & we are not happy with it.”
Bangladesh T20 World Cup Squad will head to Brisbane on Saturday where they will play two warm-up fixtures against Afghanistan & South Africa on October 17 & 19, before beginning their campaign on October 24.
Bangladesh Squad for T20 World Cup:
Shakib Al Hasan (C), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Kumar Das, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Musaddek Hossain Saikat, Nurul Hasan Sohan (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain
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