(UTV | BANGLADESH) – Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s experienced campaigner, is set to miss the upcoming tour of West Indies.
Mushfiqur has already informed the board about his unavailability as he plans to perform a religious pilgrimage.
Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud confirmed the development.
”Yes, he( Mushfiqur) will be unavailable in the West Indies tour as he wishes to perform his Hajj,” Mahmud told on Friday.
It will be a huge blow for the tourists, especially in the Test format, considering they will be missing four key players – Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Nayeem Islam – due to their respective injuries.
Bangladesh is expected to leave Dhaka on June 6 for the tour, comprising two Tests along with three ODIs and T20Is each.
According to the draft itinerary, the opening Test will be played at Antigua from June 16-20 while the second Test will be played in St Lucia from June 24-28.
The opening two T20Is will be played in Dominica respectively on July 2 and 3 while the third will be played in Guyana on July 7.
The three ODIs are also scheduled in Guyana on July 10, 13 and 16.