No Shakib and Mustafizur in squad for preparation camp ahead of Zimbabwe T20Is

Before the five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe on home ground, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a squad of 17 cricketers for the preparation camp. The coaching panel led by Hathurusingha will conduct the training camp in Chattogram. Notably, missing from the squad are Mustafizur Rahman, who is currently busy with the IPL, and Shakib Al Hasan, who is currently in the USA.

Zimbabwe cricket team is set to arrive in Bangladesh on April 28 to play the T20 series consisting of five matches. However, BCB has not yet announced the squad for the upcoming series. Ahead of the series, 34 cricketers participated in the fitness tests for the Bangladesh team. From April 26 to 28, 17 cricketers will prepare in Chattogram.

The first three T20 matches of the series will take place at Chattogram's Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on May 3, 5, and 7. The remaining two matches will be held at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on May 10 and 12.

Bangladesh squad for the preparation camp before the Zimbabwe series includes:

1. Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain)
2. Litton Kumar Das
3. Tanzid Hasan Tamim
4. Towhid Hridoy
5. Mahmudullah Riyad
6. Jaker Ali Anik
7. Sheikh Mahedi Hasan
8. Rishad Hossain
9. Taskin Ahmed
10. Shoriful Islam
11. Tanzim Hasan Sakib
12. Parvez Hossain Emon
13. Tanvir Islam
14. Afif Hossain Dhrubo
15. Hasan Mahmud
16. Mohammad Saifuddin
17. Soumya Sarkar.