Liton recovers quickly and returns to first Test squad against Australia

Liton Das was out of action for about six weeks due to a calf muscle injury, but recovered quickly and returned to the Bangladesh squad for the first Test of the series against Australia.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Saturday that the wicketkeeper-batsman has been included in the squad for the first Test starting on August 13 in Darwin.

In a statement, the BCB said, “Liton Kumar Das has been included in the Bangladesh squad for the first Test against Australia, starting in Darwin on August 13, following a positive completion of his rehabilitation process from a left leg muscle injury.”

Liton was injured in the third ODI against Australia at home on June 14. Although the injury initially did not seem serious, it took longer than expected to recover. As a result, he was unable to play in the T20 series against Australia and Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe.

After treatment and multiple medical tests in Bangladesh and Singapore, it was thought that Liton could return for the second Test of the Australia series. However, given his rapid recovery, he has been kept in the team for the first Test of the series.

Liton is scheduled to leave for Darwin on Sunday to join the team.

Bangladesh squad for the first Test:

Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Soumya Sarkar, Sadman Islam, Tanjid Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Amit Hasan, Zaker Ali Anik, Mehedi Hasan Miraj (vice-captain), Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Ebadat Hossain Chowdhury, Mushfiq Hasan and Liton Das.