Bangladesh included wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan in the squad for the T20I series against Afghanistan yesterday after Mushfiqur Rahim suffered a hand injury during a net session.

After beating Bangladesh by six wickets to clinch the three-match T20I series 2-0 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun yesterday,

Bangladesh's opening T20I against Afghanistan will mark a couple of firsts. It will be the first bilateral series between the two teams at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.

It was quite an interesting road to Dehradun to cover Bangladesh's three-match T20I series since starting the journey from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka yesterday.

Yet to come up with an appointment to fill the vacant head coach's position, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is once again relying on bowling coach and West Indies fast bowling legend Courtney Walsh to be the interim coach for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan starting from June 3 in Dehradun.

The Bangladesh team management's biggest concern heading into the new season, which will begin in June with the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, is finding a stable opening partner for Tamim Iqbal in all three formats.