Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Abul Hasan recalled by selectors to replace injured Mustafizur Rahman in T20I squad

Dhaka: Bangladesh on Wednesday recalled medium pacer Abul Hasan to replace the injured Mustafizur Rahman for next month’s T20I series against Afghanistan in India. [caption id=“attachment_530773” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Abul Hasan. AFP[/caption] Mustafizur was ruled out after sustaining a toe injury during an Indian Premier League match for Mumbai Indians on May 20. Afghanistan will host Bangladesh for the first-ever T20 series between the countries in the Indian city of Dehradun from 3 to 7 June. A week later Afghanistan will play their inaugural Test, against India in Bangalore from June 14. Selectors delayed announcing Mustafizur’s replacement until learning more about the newly-laid pitch at Dehradun’s Rajeev Gandhi International Stadium. “It was a new ground so we wanted feedback from the team,” said chief selector Minhajul Abedin. “They reached Dehradun on Tuesday and found the pitch a bit grassy, so we decided to send a pace bowler. Otherwise we would have sent a spinner.” Abul’s last four T20 Internationals were against Pakistan in 2012. Afghanistan are ranked eighth on the T20 International ranking, two places ahead of Bangladesh.