Bangladesh’s preparations for next month’s Test series against Australia were dealt a blow when pace bowler Ebadot Hossain was ruled out to be a part of the tour. A two-Test series starting in Darwin on August 13 is a part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27.

Quoted as saying, Ebadot decided to stay back in Dhaka to be at his wife’s side, as she is due to deliver their first child any time soon. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is also keeping a close watch on pacer Nahid Rana’s side injury as scans are being done, and it is still too early to predict if he will be fit enough to play the first Test. On a positive note, wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das is expected to recover from his calf injury to be a part of the squad.

Bangladesh Banking on Preparation and Experience

Bangladesh is set to arrive in Australia early in August, which will give them plenty of time to prepare for the matches. In addition, they will have a three-day warm-up match against the Cricket Australia XI in Darwin, which will also serve as preparation for the first Test match.
Bangladesh’s batting coach, Mohammad Ashraful, believes that this will be helpful, especially if the injured players recover.

“It will be tough in Australia, but the good thing is that we will travel early … 10-12 days earlier. We will have the opportunity to play a three-day practice match, and hopefully, if all our players are fit, we will do well there,” Ashraful said, quoted by the ICC.

The defeat against Zimbabwe in Harare, which was a Test match, was a blow to Bangladeshi batsmen; however, Mohammad Ashraful is convinced that they can cope well with the conditions in Australia. Bangladesh has had good results in the last few months, which inspires confidence.
“Our batters did really well in the last 7 months! One series went bad, one match was lost. But in the four Tests before that, our batters were brilliant,” Ashraful noted.

He believes that the defeat in Zimbabwe should not affect the batters’ morale.

“We can afford to lose one or two matches in different conditions. After all, they were playing brilliantly for seven months in a row. There is no reason to be disappointed about one or two losses; they have at least had the benefit of seeing different conditions,” Ashraful added.

In addition, the stakes in the match against Australia are high for Bangladesh, as the teams have an equal number of points in the World Test Championship. Bangladesh will be hoping that their injured players will recover in time to face Australia.