Mustafizur Rahman Withdrawn from Bangladesh 'A' Squad Ahead of Pakistan Series; Khaled Ahmed Replaces Him

With the upcoming Pakistan tour on the horizon, the Bangladesh selectors have opted to keep left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman in the national team's training camp instead of fielding him in the 'A' team. As a result, he will not take part in the ongoing Bangladesh 'A' team's series against New Zealand.

Initially named in the 'A' squad for the three-match ODI series, Mustafizur did not travel with the team to Sylhet. It has now been confirmed that his exclusion was a strategic decision by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), considering his importance in the national team’s upcoming T20I series against Pakistan.

Replacing Mustafizur in the squad is right-arm fast bowler Khaled Ahmed, who has already joined the team in Sylhet.

Bangladesh will travel to Pakistan later this month to play a five-match T20I series. In the meantime, Mustafizur is on leave and will return to action once the national camp begins.

Bangladesh 'A' vs New Zealand 'A' ODI Series Schedule (Sylhet):

• 1st ODI: May 5

• 2nd ODI: May 7

• 3rd ODI: May 10

• 1st Four-Day Match: May 14–17

• 2nd Four-Day Match (Dhaka): May 21–24

Bangladesh 'A' Squad for 1st and 2nd ODIs:

• Parvez Hossain Emon

• Mohammad Naim Sheikh

• Anamul Haque Bijoy

• Mahidul Islam Ankon

• Saif Hassan

• Yasir Ali Chowdhury

• Nurul Hasan Sohan

• Mosaddek Hossain Saikat

• Shamim Hossain Patwary

• Tanvir Islam

• Nayeem Hasan

• Ebadot Hossain

• Shoriful Islam

• Rejaur Rahman Raja

• Khaled Ahmed