Anamul Haque to replace Yasir Ali in Bangladesh Test squad

Bangladesh’s top-order batsman Anamul Haque Bijoy has been included in the Bangladesh Test squad in place of Yasir Ali Chowdhury, who has been ruled out of the upcoming two-match series against West Indies due to a back injury. visitor.

29-year-old Anamul, who last incidentally played a Test for Bangladesh against West Indies in 2014, will leave for Antigua on June 17, which means he will only be available for selection for the second Test at Gros Islet . St. Lucia from June 24 to June 29.

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This means that Anamul, who was already named in the ODIs and T20Is against the West Indies, will reach the country a little earlier than the scheduled time.

Anmul, who hasn’t featured for Bangladesh in any format since 2019, returned to the national set-up with a record-breaking 1138 runs for Prime Bank. Cricket In this year’s Dhaka Premier League, a List A tournament, the club broke the previous record of 971 runs set by Tom Moody in 1991.

The first Test between Bangladesh and West Indies, captained by Shakib Al Hasan and Craig Brathwaite, will be played from Thursday to June 21 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

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