Bangladesh T20I squad for Ireland series announced; Taskin Ahmed kicked out

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the T20I squad of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team for the upcoming series against the Ireland National Cricket Team on Sunday, November 23.

The Bangla Tigers recently locked horns with the Irish Team in a two-match Test series, and next the teams will go head-to-head in a T20I series.

Taskin Ahmed and Shamim Hossain left out of the T20I squad

On Thursday, November 27, the T20I series will kick off with the battle at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram. The next two matches of the series will take place at the same venue on Saturday, November 29, and on Tuesday, December 2.

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For the series, the BCB selection has made some notable changes to the squad. They have left out Taskin Ahmed and Shamim Hossain. To replace them, Bangladesh have selected Mohammad Saifuddin and Mahidul Islam Ankon for the first two T20I matches.

Notably, Taskin Ahmed and Shamim Hossain were part of the squad that played the previous T20I series against the West Indies National Cricket Team. Also, Saifuddin was part of the T20I series against Afghanistan, which the Bangla Tigers won 3-0.

Speaking about the absence of Taskin Ahmed from the squad, the BCB chief selector, Gazi Ashraf Hossain, in an official statement, said that the senior pacer was granted a NOC to participate in the Abu Dhabi T20 league, and he is currently unavailable for selection.

"Taskin has an NOC, so he is not available to us currently," Hossain said. "We know that he will play for Bangladesh whenever we ask him to, but we are well aware of the plans.

"We haven't considered Shamim Hossain for the first two T20Is. We have picked Mahidul Islam so that we can try someone in the top four."

Bangladesh squad for Ireland T20Is:

Litton Das (capt), Saif Hassan (vice-capt), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Nurul Hasan, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin

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Bangladesh whitewash Ireland in Test series

The two-match Test series between the Bangla Tigers and Ireland concluded on Sunday, November 23. It was a one-sided affair as the hosts totally dominated and won the first game by an innings and 47 runs and the second match by 217 runs.

Speaking after the conclusion of the series, the skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto lauded the Ireland batters for their commanding performance and reserved some praise for his bowlers as well. He stated:

"I would like to congratulate the Ireland team for batting so well especially in these conditions. Taijul and Hasan Murad bowled really well for us and I'm happy with their performances.

"This is what we always want, before this series we had plan that our top-order should bat well and that is what we did. We always wanted to play Test cricket, in the last 2-3 years, we have been playing a lot of Test cricket and that's good. In Bangladesh, the crowd always supports us. Even if we lose, they support us, that is what we want that they support us always."