Mohammad Saifuddin

Bangladesh have finalized their squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia starting Sunday, and the Tigers have made two changes to their original squad. All-rounders<a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/61361/sabbir-rahman/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sabbir Rahman </a>and <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/64151/mohammad-saifuddin/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mohammad Saifuddin</a>, both of whom were picked in the original squad, have been axed and have been replaced by the duo of <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/61831/soumya-sarkar/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soumya Sarkar</a> and <a href="https://www.cricket.com/players/66332/shoriful-islam/career-stats" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shoriful Islam</a>. Sarkar and Shoriful were originally in the standbys, but BCB have made a late tweak to the squad and have added the pair to the main squad.The board, in its official release, did not issue clarification over why the two changes had been made, but chief selector Minhajul Abedin told reporters that both Saifuddin and Sabbir were dropped due to unsatisfactory performances.&quot;Before the start of the Asia Cup, our consultant had a plan to fit a player in specific position. For this reason, there was a plan to play Sabbir up in the order,&quot; chief selector Minhajul Abedin said, reported Cricbuzz.&quot;The responsibility of a player is the most crucial thing. T20 is such a short game that you can&#39;t take your eyes off it. You need to be conscious because overs finish so fast here. Self assessment is very important here.&quot;Saifuddin has been struggling for a lot of days. He sustained an injury during the last World Cup. He returned to domestic cricket but he was not fit... He couldn&#39;t go to West Indies due to a back injury... But overall, we are disappointed with his performance.&rdquo;Bangladesh have warm-up matches against Afghanistan and South Africa, both at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane, before their first match of the T20WC on October 24 against one of the qualifying sides, in Hobart.Bangladesh squad for T20 World CupShakib Al Hasan (C), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Kumer Das, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Musaddek Hossain Saikat, Nurul Hasan Sohan (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot HossainPowered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Chief selector Minhajul Abedin told reporters that both Saifuddin and Sabbir were dropped due to unsatisfactory performances

Soumya Sarkar

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Australia, 2022

Bangladesh include Soumya Sarkar,  Shoriful in T20WC squad; Sabbir and Saifuddin dropped

Bangladesh&rsquo;s pace-bowling all-rounder, Mohmmad Saifuddin, who was ruled out of the ongoing T20 World Cup due to back injury won&rsquo;t be available for Bangladesh&rsquo;s home series against Pakistan. Rubel Hossain replaced the all-rounder in the squad for the T20 World cup.&nbsp;The all-rounder picked up 17 wickets and scored 88 runs in 2021, his best year in T20I cricket. Bangladesh Cricket Board&rsquo;s chief physician Debasish Chowdhury confirmed to Cricbuzz that the all-rounder, who has stress injury won&rsquo;t recover before the start of the series against Pakistan.&nbsp;&quot;He (Saifuddin) has a stress injury. After a month&#39;s rest he will start his rehabilitation program,&rdquo; Debasish told Cricbuzz.&nbsp;Following the completion of the T20 World Cup, the Tigers are set to welcome Pakistan in a series consisting of three T20Is and two Tests. The series will kick-off at the Sher-e-Bangla National stadium in Dhaka on November 19, with the two Tests being part of the World Test Championship cycle.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

BCB’s chief physician Debashish Chowdhury confirmed that the all-rounder will miss the series

Pakistan tour of Bangladesh, 2021

Bangladesh

Mohammad Saifuddin set to miss home series against Pakistan

Bangladesh&#39;s medium-pace-bowling allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2021 T20 World Cup because of a back injury. &nbsp;Rubel Hossain, who was one of the standbys, has been added to the main squad and will be available for selection against England on Wednesday (October 27).Saifuddin has featured in all four games so far for Bangladesh. The 24-year-old picked up at least one wicket in each encounter and also scored 19* off six deliveries against PNG.Meanwhile, Rubel has been around for quite some time now and has played 28 T20Is for Bangladesh. The right-arm paceman has claimed 28 wickets at a strike rate of 20.6 and an economy of 9.45.Bangladesh started the tournament with a defeat against Scotland but managed to thump Oman and PNG to qualify for the Super 12 stage. However, they lost to Sri Lanka by five wickets on October 24 despite scoring 171 at Sharjah.The replacement of a player requires the approval of the event technical committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.The committee consists of Chris Tetley (Head of Events, Chair), Clive Hitchcock (ICC Senior Cricket Operations Manager), Rahul Dravid and Dhiraj Malhotra (BCCI Representatives), Simon Doull and Ian Bishop (Independent Members).Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

Rubel will be available for selection against England on Wednesday

Rubel Hossain

ICC World Twenty20, 2021

Bangladesh replace injured Saifuddin with Rubel Hossain

From 48/3 to 62 all out, the Australian batting line-up went thorugh a meltdown in the 5th T20I against Bangladesh to be folded for 62, their lowest score in white-ball internationals - ODI and T20Is combined. In the process, they lost by 60 runs and conceded the series 4-1. Shakib Al Hasan picked four wickets (4/9) while Saifuddin (3/12) came back to the side with a three-wicket haul.Australia&#39;s previous lowest was 79 all out against England in 2005.Bangladesh, who had secured their first series win over Australia after winning the opening three matches, bounced back from their previous loss to flatten the opposition batting.&quot;The boys showed a lot of character and hunger to win a series against a team like Australia,&quot; home skipper Mahmudullah Riyad said after the triumph.&quot;We executed our plans really well. Obviously it was hard for the batters, but we did well to keep getting 120-130. All the bowlers worked really well together.&quot;He said, &quot;We always felt that in our backyard we are a very good team. We can&#39;t let anything go past.&quot;Though the ranking doesn&#39;t show it, I have always felt we have very good potential to be a very good team in T20 internationals.&quot;Pace bowler Mohammad Saifuddin combined with Shakib to rattle Australia with twin strikes in one over and send back Alex Carey and Moises Henriques, both for three.Shakib, who got Ashton Turner out for his 100th T20 scalp, wiped off the tail with the wickets of Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa as Bangladesh celebrated.The 34-year-old Shakib, a veteran of 58 Tests, 258 one-day matches and 84 T20s, said he is &quot;still enjoying the game&quot;.Spinner Nasum Ahmed had done the early damage when he bowled Dan Christian for three and then trapped the in-form Mitchell Marsh for four in successive overs.Skipper Matthew Wade (22) and Ben McDermott fought back with a 21-run stand for the third wicket but Mahmudullah broke the partnership. He got McDermott caught and bowled for 17.&quot;I&#39;ve played for a few years now, certainly the toughest conditions to play T20 cricket in,&quot; said a disappointed Wade. &quot;Great learning for youngsters.&quot;Earlier Mohammad Naim made 23 in Bangladesh&#39;s 122 for eight after electing to bat.Christian, who took an international scalp after seven years, and Nathan Ellis took two wickets each.Powered by <a href="https://www.froala.com/wysiwyg-editor?pb=1" title="Froala Editor">Froala Editor</a>

mohammad saifuddin

Bangladesh include Soumya Sarkar, Shoriful in T20WC squad; Sabbir and Saifuddin dropped

Mohammad Saifuddin set to miss home series against Pakistan

Bangladesh replace injured Saifuddin with Rubel Hossain

Another batting meltdown see Australia crash to 4-1 defeat