Speculation about the announced squad of the Bangladesh team for the tour of England does not stop. Many were surprised by the absence of veteran Mahmudullah Riyad. Many people have also expressed their surprise about receiving the call of Mohammad Mritunjoy Chowdhury. However, selector Habibul Bashar Suman explained why Mrityunjoy was called for the first time in the team. Tiger selector Habibul Bashar Sumon faced the media at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Narayanganj on Tuesday (April 11).

At that time he talked about Mrityunjay. Suman said, ‘Mrityunjay can bat at the end. This young pacer has been added to the team to support the team in batting at the end. And he was also in our high-performance squad for the last 2-3 years. We have seen that he can bowl quite well. As a result, it is clear from the words of this selector that Mrityunjay has made it to the team in the quota of all-rounders. Pacer Saifuddin is consistently performing with the ball in the ongoing DPL. He has collected 17 wickets in 9 matches so far in the tournament. And scored 62 runs with the bat in 4 games. Habibul Bashar Sumon said about Saifuddin, “He is doing very well. But even if he is not in the squad, he is in our hands. On the other hand, Mahmudullah’s absence in this tournament against Ireland has been said by the selectors, he has been rested.