Dhaka, April 22 -- Bangladesh have unveiled their squad for the first two matches in the T20I series against New Zealand, that commences from April 27 in Chattogram.
The hosts have chosen to go with a new-look fast bowling attack for the couple of initial fixtures by resting the likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana.
Pace bowling all-rounder Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, who is also a handy batter down the order, has received his maiden T20I call up to the national team.
Pacer Ripon Mondal, who has impressive death bowling skills has also been called in, as a reward for his consistency. The 23-year-old has played three T20 matches for Bangladesh but all in the 2023 Asian Games cricket competition, according to ICC.
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