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Tamim Iqbal, the interim skipper for Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka, believes that his side can repeat their previous performances when they face them for a three-match ODI series next week. Iqbal is confident the youngsters can step up to replace the four key senior players missing from the team.

After the ICC declared Zimbabwe Cricket’s suspension, the national cricket body has cancelled a tour of Bangladesh for a triangular series which also had Afghanistan as the other participating nation. Now, the series is likely to be turned into a bilateral affair between Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Mashrafe Mortaza will continue to play for the Bangladesh Cricket team as his inclusion in the squad for their upcoming tour to Sri Lanka ended the retirement rumours. Meanwhile, key players Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das were rested for the same as the board named the 14 man squad on Tuesday.

Wasim Jaffer, who is currently a member of the BCB High-Performance Unit, has been appointed as the batting consultant for Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka. While Champaka Ramanayake will act as the bowling consultant, Khaled Mahmud may become the team’s temporary head coach for the series.