Bangladesh recall http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ashraful-c76740 for Pakistan Test series – Cricket News Update
Bangladesh have recalled veteran batsman Mohammad Ashraful for the two match Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zahur-Ahmed-c98518 Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
Ashraful was not a part of the One Day International (ODI) squad, as the selectors looked to give more opportunities to the youngsters.
However, things did not work out well for the Bengali side, as they were whitewashed in the ODI series by 3-0.
They were also defeated comprehensively in the lone Twenty20 of the series, but will be eying an improvement in the longest version of the game.
The 15-man squad announced for the Test series is: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahadat-Hossain-c2480, Suhrawadi
Shuvo, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammed-Nazimuddin-c77528.
Earlier, the home team’s coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 asked Ashraful to perform at the domestic level in order to make a comeback to the side.
The 27-year-old realised that this was the only way to make it back into the national side and played some first-class games. He also managed to score some runs including three fifties and one ton.
This forced the Bangladeshi selectors to give another chance to their veteran batsman, who will now look to make an impression against the Men in Green.
Ashraful has played 56 Tests till date and is one of the most experienced players in the Bengali line-up. However, he has been unable to perform consistently in the longest format of the game.
The 27-year-old has five centuries to his name, but averages just a shade more than 23 in Test cricket. He has an almost similar average in ODI cricket as well, but it is quite unacceptable for a player who has served international cricket for a decade.
However, he would have gained some confidence after playing a couple of solid knocks in the team’s last game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
Although http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 went onto lose the match, Ashraful scored 73 and 39 in his two outings. He will be hoping of a similar performance against Pakistan in the upcoming series in order to cement his place in the Test team.
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