{"id":109732,"date":"2026-04-27T10:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=109732"},"modified":"2026-04-27T11:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:02:06","slug":"bangladesh-announces-squad-for-first-test-against-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/uncategorized\/bangladesh-announces-squad-for-first-test-against-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh and Pakistan announces squad for first Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DHAKA: The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/pakistan-unveil-test-squad-for-bangladesh-with-fresh-inclusions\/\">Bangladesh Cricket Board<\/a> has announced the squad for the first Test against Pakistan in May, in which two new players have been included for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Top-order batsman Tanzeed Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Amit Hasan have been given a place in the Test squad for the first time. Tanzeed Hasan has previously proven his abilities in limited-overs cricket, while Amit Hasan has caught the attention of the selectors due to his consistent good performance in domestic cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Chief selector Habib Al-Bishar says that both players have been in the eye of the selection committee for a long time and deserved the opportunity based on their performance. According to him, Tanzeed Hasan has strong technique and is capable of performing well in the longer format.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Amate Hasan has been very consistent in first-class cricket, his temperament is in line with the requirements of Test cricket, where patience and discipline are of primary importance.<\/p>\n<p>Fast bowlers Sharaful Islam and Taskin Ahmed have also returned to the squad, while off-spinner Naeem Hasan has also been included. Taskin Ahmed played his last Test against the West Indies in December 2024, so his return is being considered important.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Khalid Ahmed, Zakir Ali, Hassan Mahmood and Hassan Murad have been left out of the squad.<\/p>\n<p>The first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start in Dhaka from May 8, while the second Test will be played in Sylhet from May 16.<\/p>\n<h2>Bangladesh Squad<\/h2>\n<p>Najamul Hasan Shanto (captain), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haq, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Teejul Islam, Naeem Hasan, Ibadat Hossain, Sharaful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Naheed Rana, Tanzeed Hasan, Amate Hasan<\/p>\n<h2>Pakistan Squad<\/h2>\n<p>Shahn Masood (captain), Abdullah Fazal, Imad Butt, Azan Owais, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, and Khurram Shahzad are part of the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Ghazi Ghauri, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi are also included in the squad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced the squad for the first Test against Pakistan in May, in which two new players have been included for the first time. Top-order batsman Tanzeed Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Amit Hasan have been given a place in the Test squad for the first time. Tanzeed Hasan has previously proven [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":44103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[40968],"class_list":["post-109732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","category-uncategorized","tag-bangladesh-announces-squad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109732"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109734,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109732\/revisions\/109734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}