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Minhajul Abedin, the chairman of the selection committee, said that Mahmudullah needed a break from red-ball cricket after jettisoning him for the home series against Zimbabwe. Mushfiqur Rahim has returned to the side, along with Soumya Sarkar and fast bowlers Rubel Hossain and Al-Amin Hossain.

Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah Riyad is on the verge of being dropped from the Test side after a string of low scores which has done anything but aid his side’s misery in the longest format. Mahmudullah, who fell prey to Naseem Shah’s hattrick in Rawalpindi, has only one 50 in his last 10 Tests.

According to Mominul Haque, the senior team can take inspiration from the junior team which stunned India to lift the Under 19 world cup in South Africa. The statement has come during a crisis where his side has lost five out of the last six tests by an innings margin, last one against Pakistan.

Bangladesh pacer Abu Jayed has been reprimanded for his aggressive celebration after taking Azhar Ali’s wicket in the first Test in Rawalpindi. The incident took place in the 23rd over of the Pakistan innings when Jayed celebrated too close to the batsman Azhar Ali in an aggressive manner.