Bangladesh's pacers Ebadot Hossain(L) and Safiul IslamThe three-match ODI will start at 13th February and the three-match Test series will begin at 28th FebruaryBangladesh Cricket Board has selected Ebadat Hossain and Shafiul Islam to replace injured pacer Taskin Ahmed in the Test and one-day international squad of forthcoming New Zealand tour. Taskin was named in both the original squad but the 23-year old received a lateral ligament injury in his left ankle during a Bangladesh Premier League game to be ruled out from the Tigers’ squad. Media Release : Bangladesh in New Zealand 2019. Shafiul Islam included for ODIs, Ebadat Hossain for Tests.https://t.co/YFja7VjF0M — Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) February 5, 2019The 25-year old Ebadat is yet to make an international debut while 29-yar old Shafiul, who played his last ODI back in 2016 at home, has played 56 ODIs so far. The three-match ODI will start at 13th February and the three-match Test series will begin at 28th February.
Source: Dhaka Tribune February 05, 2019 11:15 UTC