The Daily Star (DS): What challenges have you set for yourself on your second stint in Bangladesh?

Since the onset of the pandemic late in 2019, the cricketing world have adjusted to the protocols suggested by health officials to curb the spread of the virus during international series and Bangladesh have been no different in that regard.

Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka's 18-man squad in Bangladesh for the two-match Test series starting next week, selectors said Wednesday.

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam is expected to be available from the start of the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, according to chief selector Minhajul Abedin.

Mosaddek Hossain has been called up to the Bangladesh Test side after over two years, ahead of the first of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka which are part of the ICC World Test Championship.

Bangladesh star player Tamim Iqbal has thoroughly capitalised on the opportunity of playing a few Dhaka Premier League matches ahead of the two-match Test series at home against Sri Lanka next month.

Bangladesh allrounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka, starting from May 15 in Chattogram, with a finger injury sustained during the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL).

Bangladesh paceman Abu Jayed Rahi, who was excluded from the side for the Sri Lanka tour, failed to find a clear reason behind him being dropped and said maybe someone inside the team does not like him.

Mehedi Hasan Miraz is uncertain for the first of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting next month as the all-rounder will be out of action for two weeks after fracturing his right hand’s little finger during a Dhaka Premier League game on Sunday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, slated to begin from May 15, and there were no big surprises in the squad though a few injury concerns reared their ugly heads following the squad announcement.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Minhajul Abedin stressed on the 'home condition' factor as the reason behind leaving out seamer Abu Jayed from Bangladesh's squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka in May. He also pointed at the pace-variation criteria which led to Rejaur Rahman Raja being called into the squad.

Bangladesh have named their squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, slated to get underway with the first Test on May 15 at Chattogram.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said that if need be, Mustafizur Rahman will have to make himself available for the upcoming two-Test Sri Lanka series in May.

Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman said that Bangladesh now have a very good pace bowling unit for which the team management can easily make a separate work plan for three formats.

Historically, Bangladesh have had a difficult time in taking advantage of the home conditions where they base their strategies upon.

Bangladesh paceman Ebadot Hossain was bowling the 49th over of the DPL match for his side Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi when he went off injured after Rupganj Tigers’ Nasum Ahmed smashed a delivery back at the bowler which hit Ebadot’s hand.

If one thing that Bangladesh missed more than anything else during their Test series against South Africa is the productive partnership between pacers Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed.

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) ongoing negotiations with other international cricket boards regarding the new FTP cycle meant a jam-packed schedule will be in the offing and cricketers’ workload management was in the board’s agenda.

Bangladesh pacers Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam are not certain to play in the upcoming two-Test home series against Sri Lanka, owing to injuries they suffered recently.

Sri Lanka announced four new coaching staff Sunday to assist new head coach Chris Silverwood ahead of next month's two-match Test series in Bangladesh.