DHAKA, Bangladesh, (CMC) – Teenaged fast bowler Yeasin Arafat has been included in a 31-member provisional squad named this week for selection for the upcoming tour of the Caribbean.
The 19-year-old has been rewarded for a series of impressive performances in the domestic competition and will join the established likes of Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad all of whom have been cleared by the medical team after recovering from their respective injuries.
Batsman Tushar Imran has been overlooked despite his recent heavy scoring while Test all-rounder Naeem Islam has also been ignored.
“Certainly they (Tushar and Naeem) have performed well in the domestic arena but we are interested to include them in the Bangladesh ‘A’ team squad,” said chief selector Minhajul Abedin.
“We are focused on picking players for the primary squad keeping in mind that we have to play a series of international matches and as a result, the squad should consist of players who can replace certain players in case of emergency.”
As expected, the squad also includes the likes of outstanding all-rounder Shakib-al-Hasan, Shafiul Islam and Rubel Hossain.
The squad will begin training on May 13 before heading to Afghanistan for a brief series and then onto the Caribbean to face West Indies in two Tests, three One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals.
SQUAD – Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mahmudullah Riyad, Liton Das, Mominul Haque, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Naeem Hasan, Abu Hider, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Rubel Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Abu Jayed, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Nazmul Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Ariful Haque, Shafiul Islam, Shadman Islam, Yeasin Arafat, Abul Hasan Raju, Abdur Razzak.