Taskin Ahmed

Not for the first time in this series, Bangladesh's quicks have given them a chance, and that's rare for them in Test cricket

Bangladesh bowlers fashioned a middle-order collapse for Sri Lanka, before an unbroken 87-run seventh-wicket stand steadied the hosts

It was a match in which 1289 runs were scored for 17 wickets, the combined bowling average a whopping 75.82

No point in judging bowlers too harshly on surface where all batters have thrived

With big-ticket cricket coming up in all formats, Bangladesh have too many loose ends to tie up

The Bangladesh quick seems to have realised where he was going wrong, and is desperate to make amends

There is plenty of fast bowling talent in the country, but is sustained growth possible?

Five takeaways from the intra-squad practice matches and the one-day BCB President's Cup

Bangladesh coach, however, feels criticism of batsmen not scoring enough runs in the tournament is "unfair"

Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain and Al-Amin Hossain have also been left out

Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shuvagata Hom, Anamul Haque, Mahedi Hasan among the other star performers

Tamim Iqbal and Wahab Riaz, meanwhile, were among the top performers this past week at the BPL

Allrounder Mohammad Saifuddin is also out with a recurring back injury

The Bangladesh quick is set for another comeback and knows he has to try and rediscover his pace, form and attitude from his initial years in international cricket

The travelling party now has 19 players, with Nayeem Hasan and Yasir Ali added to the 15 in the provisional World Cup squad earlier

ESPNcricinfo XI: one uncapped batsman in a big-hitting line-up, a sprinkling of quality allrounders, and an impressive pace attack

The fast bowler suffered a left ankle injury while attempting a catch near the boundary during Sylhet Sixers' BPL game against Chittagong Vikings on Friday

Selector says captain Mashrafe Mortaza was 'insistent' about having Sabbir tour New Zealand

Mashrafe Mortaza said Sabbir Rahman could also interest the selectors, but his ban will still be in place when Bangladesh play the ODIs in New Zealand, staring February 13