Chairman national selection panel

Global T20 Canada League: Bangladesh’s veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been included in the side’s 16-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan, starting on August 21 in Rawalpindi.

Shakib last played Test cricket for Bangladesh in May when they hosted Sri Lanka for a two-match series. Since then, he has been playing only T20 cricket, starting from Men’s T20 World Cup to Major League Cricket in the USA, and Global T20 Canada League.

Apart from him, veteran wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim and fast-bowler Taskin Ahmed too make a return to the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Test squad. Taskin, though, hasn’t bowled a delivery in red-ball cricket since June last year, and will only play second Test, starting on August 30.