Litton Das uncertain for T20I opener, Soumya Sarkar added to squad

Litton Das uncertain for T20I opener, Soumya Sarkar added to squad

Bangladesh Cricket Board added experienced opener Soumya Sarkar to their squad for the three-match T20I series against Australia, beginning in Chattogram on Wednesday.

Skipper Litton Das's fitness issues prompted the decision. He suffered a muscle strain during the third ODI against Australia on June 14 and remains under observation. His availability for the series opener is uncertain, pending a scan scheduled for Tuesday.

Soumya Sarkar, 33, has scored 1,462 runs in 87 T20Is for Bangladesh. He was part of the ODI squad and now returns to the T20 setup.

Squad: Litton Das (captain), Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Mohammad Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Towhid Hridoy (vice-captain), Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, Soumya Sarkar.