Abul Hasan, primarily a pace bowler, who burst onto the international stage when he became the first number 10 to score a century on Test debut in 110 years replaces injured Mustafizur Rahman in the Tigers’ squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.

The Tigers left home for India yesterday to play a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in Dehradun. Captain Shakib Al Hasan did not accompany the team as he will rest for two more days at home to recover from a busy Indian Premier League (IPL) stint before joining the team on May 31.

It was quite an interesting road to Dehradun to cover Bangladesh's three-match T20I series since starting the journey from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka yesterday.

While admitting that the eleventh-hour loss of crucial pacer Mustafizur Rahman because of a toe injury ahead of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan was a disappointing setback,

Bangladesh star pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who has been ruled out of the Afghanistan series has a fracture on the big toe of his left foot and the injury will see him sit on the sidelines for three to four weeks.

Upon reaching Dhaka a day after his Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad lost the final to Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan immediately rush to the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel to receive the Rupchanda Prothom Alo Sportsman of the year award yesterday.

For Bangladesh T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan, Afghanistan are the favourites in the upcoming T20I series against the Tigers.

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned from IPL duties with Sunrisers Hyderabad and having reached the final, Shakib was satisfied that the team did well but regretted not having taken advantage of some good starts with the bat to score big runs.

Bangladesh's pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman suffered a toe injury while trying to stop a ball during an Indian Premier League

There were no questions this time from the Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB] president Nazmul Hassan over Courtney Walsh's ability to

Tigers are currently undergoing a training camp ahead of the T20 series against Afghanistan without the presence of a batting-centric coach. T20 vice-captain Mahmudullah Riyad said the players were helping each other out and shared story of how coach Courtney Walsh’s suggestion worked for him during a nets session.

Bangladesh’s interim coach Courtney Walsh informs that Mustafizur Rahman is currently not hundred per cent but expects him to thrive if he is fully fit during the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan.

Although the BCB Academy Cup's scheduled date was deferred twice, the tournament, featuring 32 Dhaka metropolitan academies, finally kicked off at four venues across the capital yesterday.

Tamim's injury was never something operative. It was totally based on rehabilitation which he had to undergo and I think he did a good job overcoming the knee injury. But still these types of injuries have the possibility to occur again and it's important for him to continue strength training properly.

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal say he is feeling physically fitter than ever ahead of the Tiger’s three-match T20I series against Afghanistan.

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal will fly for England today to take part in the ICC World XI T20I game against the West Indies on March 31 at Lord's.

Yet to come up with an appointment to fill the vacant head coach's position, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is once again relying on bowling coach and West Indies fast bowling legend Courtney Walsh to be the interim coach for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan starting from June 3 in Dehradun.

Soumya Sarkar had scores of 14, 24, 1, 10 and 1 in the T20I Nidahas Trophy against hosts Sri Lanka and India in March this year. The 25-year-old left-hander batted in four different batting positions -- as an opener, a number three, four and five -- in the competition, which reflects how vulnerable his position and form is in the context of the team.

Bangladesh left handed opener Soumya Sarker insists that not every day goes as planned but everyone always tries to perform well and that requires hard work.

Fringe national cricketer Nasir Hossain, who suffered a torn ligament in the beginning of April, is set to undergo surgery on June 5 in Sydney and is expected to fly for Australia in the next couple of days, Bangladesh Cricket Board chief physician Debashish Chowdhury informed yesterday.