If the latest reports are to be believed, the experienced Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the all-format West Indies tour scheduled in June-July as he decided to perform Hajj this year. The series will consist of 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 3 T20Is.
BCB Cricket Operations Chairman Jalal Younus confirmed the news, saying that Mushfiqur indeed applied for the leave for Hajj one month ago.
“About one month ago, he applied for the leave to perdorm hajj. We had just granted his leave,” Younus said here today.
“Earlier we thought he will be available for some part of the tour. But when he gave letter we understood he will be off for the whole tour.”
This was another blow to Bangladesh for their aspiration to win the series in West Indies where theh will play two Tests, three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals.
In his recent outing, Rahim scored a century in the first Test match of the home series against Sri Lanka at Chattogram, which helped the team take the lead in the first innings.
Alongside Rahim, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Nayeem Hasan are also doubtful for the West Indies series.
According to the schedule, the Tigers will leave for the West Indies tour on June 6. The series will start from the red-ball format on June 16 at Antigua and will culminate with an ODI fixture in Guyana on the same date of the following month.
The Bangladesh team last toured West Indies in 2018 and had lost the Test series 0-2. However, they secured the victory in ODI and T20I formats.
