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Bangladesh’s Nahid Rana Ruled Out of Test Series Against Australia Due to Injury

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Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) Bangladesh have been dealt a major setback ahead of their two-match Test series against Australia after fast bowler Nahid Rana was ruled out with a side strain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Saturday.The 23-year-old sustained a Grade 2 strain on his left side during the second T20I against Zimbabwe on July 17. Medical scans later confirmed the extent of the injury, with the BCB estimating a recovery period of six to eight weeks, effectively ending his chan…

Bangladesh to Miss Key Bowler Ebadot Hossain in Test Series Against Australia

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Dhaka, July 23 (IANS) Bangladesh will be without their key fast bowler Ebadot Hossain in the two-Test series against Australia next month as the pacer is ready to welcome his first child. The Asian side are scheduled to take on Australia in a two-match Test series that commences in Darwin on August 13 as part of the ongoing World Test Championship.The news on Ebadot has been offset with confirmation that pace spearhead Taskin Ahmed has withdrawn from the Lankan Premier League (LPL) to prepare fo…

Top Batters Named for Warm-Up Match Against Bangladesh

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Melbourne, July 23 (IANS) Top order batters Sam Konstas, Campbell Kellaway and Kurtis Patterson have been named to face Bangladesh in a warm-up match ahead of next month’s two-Test series. Selectors have named a 14-player Cricket Australia XI to face Bangladesh in a three-day red-ball fixture beginning on August 6, a week before the two-Test series opener at Darwin’s Marrara Stadium.The tour match will be played at the adjacent Marrara Cricket Ground with both sides agreeing to a 13-a-side conte…

Jhye Richardson Set for Boxing Day Test Return in Ashes Series

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New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Right-arm quick Jhye Richardson is likely to be included in the XI for the Boxing Day Test of the Ashes series after recovering from shoulder surgery.After undergoing surgery in January, Richardson returned to cricket with his club, Fremantle, last month. He also spent time with the Test squad ahead of the Ashes opener in Perth, before playing for a Cricket Australia XI and Australia A against England Lions.Richardson got a golden chance to push his claims for a Test rec…