Mosaddek Hossain slammed two double-hundreds in first-class cricket last year © ICC
Bangladesh have included domestic batting sensation Mosaddek Hossain and pace bowlers Mohammad Shahid and Muktar Ali in their 14-man squad for the third and fourth T20s against Zimbabwe, in Khulna. The hosts have rested Shuvagata Hom, Al-Amin Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman for the last two games, on January 20 and 22.
The call-ups are a first for Mosaddek and Muktar in the Bangladesh set-up, while Shahid has also been picked in the T20 squad for the first time; he has already played five Tests for Bangladesh. Shahid and Mosaddek had been training with the Bangladesh team in Khulna since January 9 while Muktar joined a couple of days ago.
Mosaddek became a known figure after hitting three double-hundreds in first-class cricket last year. Muktar is a utility all-round cricketer who predominantly bowls medium-pace. Mosaddek, Shahid and Muktar all played in the recently-concluded BPL, with Shahid the most successful performer among the three.
The Bangladesh team management has been using the T20 series against Zimbabwe to try out new combinations for the upcoming Asia Cup T20 and World T20, in February and March.
Bangladesh squad for the third and fourth T20s: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Arafat Sunny, Nurul Hasan, Mohammad Shahid, Abu Hider, Mosaddek Hossain, Muktar Ali
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84
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