Bangladesh rule out batsmen Mushfiqur Rahim Liton Das for Twenty20

Bangladesh have ruled out batsmen Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das for a Twenty20 series against Australia next month after they left the team’s coronavirus bubble, a top official said in an AFP report.

Mushfiqur and Liton left a recent tour of Zimbabwe early because of family emergencies and must isolate before rejoining the squad, said Bangladesh Cricket Board chief executive Nizam Uddin Chowdhury.

“Our agreed protocol with Australia is that a player has to be in a bio-secure zone at least 10 days before the series,” Chowdhury told AFP.

Australia are expected to arrive in Bangladesh on Wednesday for the five-match series, which starts Aug. 3.