Rubel has been named in Bangladesh T20 World Cup squad in place of cricket-injured Saifuddin.

Bangladesh pacer Mohammad Saifuddin has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup due to a back injury and will be replaced by veteran pacer Rubel Hossain, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday.

Saifuddin, 24, has played in all four of Bangladesh’s matches so far, taking five wickets in three qualifying games and finishing 1–38 in their opening Group II game against Sri Lanka in the Super 12 stage. has done.

Rubel, who was initially named as a traveling reserve for the tournament, has played 159 matches at international level, including 28 T20 Internationals.

Bangladesh, who lost to Sri Lanka by five wickets over the weekend, will take on England in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

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