Also read: Razzak joins 500 first-class wicket club as first Bangladeshi
Spinner Sanjamul Islam and all-rounder Tanbir Hayder were included in the squad Saturday after Shakib got ruled out from the first Test following a finger injury. The ace Bangladesh all-rounder injured his left little finger during Sri Lanka’s innings in the final of the tri-nation series at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka Saturday. Shakib was immediately taken to hospital where he got stitches in the injured area. It is understood that a decision to officially include Razzak for the first Test came Sunday. Razzak has been in the limelight recently for emerging as the first Bangladeshi to bag 500 first-class wickets, in the second round of the sixth Bangladesh Cricket League earlier this month. Prime Bank South Zone’s Razzak reached the milestone in 113 matches after making his first-class debut in the 2001-02 season.
