On October 16, the curtain rises on Australia’s World Cup. All the teams are already preparing for the World Cup. In preparation for this, Bangladesh will play a two-match T20 series against the United Arab Emirates before the World Cup.
The Tigers are flying to Dubai on Thursday to play this series. But Shakib Al Hasan is not included in the team. Nurul Hasan Sohan will be seen as the captain instead. This has been confirmed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
Shakib is currently in the West Indies to play in the Caribbean Premier League. So instead of Shakib, the team will be led by the team’s wicketkeeper batsman Nurul Hasan Sohan. Both matches will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The red and green team will play the first match in the desert country on September 25 and the second match on September 27. The Bangladesh team will play these two matches as a preparation for the World Cup.
The team management is preparing the Bangladesh team after the collapse of the Asia Cup. There have been many changes in the team. There have been glimpses of changes in the batting order as well. After the failure of T20, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is desperate to find success. Targeting this they are preparing themselves.
After the Dubai phase, the Bangladesh team will go to New Zealand to play the tri-nation series. Team Bangladesh will play a tri-nation series with New Zealand and Pakistan there. Tiger captain Shakib will join the team there.
It is to be noted that Nurul Hasan Sohan could not play in the last Asia Cup due to injury. But Sohan has recovered from the injury. So, he returned to the World Cup squad.