2024-02-14 16:58:19
He emerged in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as a mysterious spinner. But a chucking injury set him back four years. Alis Al Islam took advantage of this opportunity. He was called up to the national T20 team for the first time.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the T20 series and two ODIs against Sri Lanka on Tuesday evening (February 13). Many others including Mahmudullah Riyad and Naeem Sheikh have returned to the Twenty20 team. Alis Al Islam got the call for the first time. Shakib Al Hasan is not in either of the two squads.
Mahmudullah Riyad, Naeem Sheikh, Enamul Haque Vijay, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed and Alis Al Islam entered the T20 team. Roni Talukder, Shamim Hossain Patwari, Afif Hossain Dhrub, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Hasan Mahmud and Tanveer Islam have been dropped.
Mahmudullah Riyad, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam entered the ODI. Afif Hossain Dhrub, Hasan Mahmud and Rakibul Hasan are out.
Shakib, suffering from eye problems, was doubtful about this series. Now it remains to see whether it can be seen in one ODI and two Tests. Taijul Islam got a chance as a left-arm spinner in the team without Shakib. He last played T20 in 2019. He took 4 wickets in five matches in BPL.
Ali’s first call-up came with a hat-trick in the 2019 BPL. After Chucking complained, injuries sidelined Alice for four years. Four years later in the 10th BPL in 2024, Comilla Victorians brought that opportunity. Alice gets the opportunity, writes the extraordinary poem of return. Comilla who scored only 130 runs with amazing bowling won by 79 runs! He took 4 wickets with only 17 runs. In total, he has taken 8 wickets in 6 matches so far. Economy 6.68. This time he got a chance in the national T20 team.
There was a talk that Mahmudullah, who played brilliantly in the BPL, would return to T20. Finally it happened. He last played T20 in the 2022 Asia Cup. After that, he lost his leadership and left the team. In this year’s BPL, he scored 184 runs at an average of 30.67 in 8 matches. Fifty two. Maximum 73 runs.
Naeem also last played in the 2022 Asia Cup. After that he did not get another chance in the short version of cricket. In this year’s BPL, he is playing great for Dhaka. 266 is the highest run from his bat. Naeem scored this run at a strike rate of 127.27 in two fifties.
Like Mahmudullah-Naeem, Enamul Haque Vijay who played the last T20 in the 2022 Asia Cup also got a call. He is the highest run scorer for Khulna with 228 runs.
The Sri Lankan team will come to Dhaka on March 1 to play the full series. The first match of the T20 series at the Sylhet International Stadium is on March 4. The next two matches will be held on March 6 and 9 in Sylhet. Three ODIs will be held on March 13, 15 and 18 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. After that, the first Test will start in Sylhet on March 22. And the second Test will be held from March 30 in Chittagong.
T20 Team:
Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Liton Kumar Das, Enamul Haque Vijay, Mohammad Naeem Sheikh, Tawheed Hriday, Soumya Sarkar, Sheikh Mahedi Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mostafizur Rahman, Shariful Islam, Tanjim Hasan Shakib. And Alis Al Islam.
ODI squad for first two matches:
Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Enamul Haque Vijay, Soumya Sarkar, Tanjim Hasan Shakib, Liton Kumar Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tawheed Hriday, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Tanjid Hasan Tamim And Mostafizur Rahman.