{"id":198763,"date":"2026-07-30T10:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198763"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:02:06","slug":"aus-vs-ban-shanto-backs-injury-hit-bangladesh-ahead-of-australia-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198763","title":{"rendered":"AUS vs BAN: Shanto backs injury-hit Bangladesh ahead of Australia Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71285927\">Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said Thursday he had \u201ccomplete faith\u201d in his injury-hit squad ahead of a two-Test series in Australia, saying those selected have the ability to compete.<\/p>\n<p>Several key players, including fast bowlers Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam, are recovering from injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das is also yet to recover from a calf injury sustained during the home one-day series against Australia in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNahid Rana, Shoriful and Litton Das are obviously important players,\u201d Shanto told reporters before the team\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut those who are in the squad have also been playing for many years. I have complete faith in the team that is going to Australia and believe we can play good cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series marks Bangladesh\u2019s first Test tour of Australia in 23 years, with its last visit in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/litton-das-appointed-bangladesh-odi-captain\/article71282928.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Litton Das named Bangladesh ODI captain with World Cup 2027 in sight<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Shanto said the tour was an opportunity not only to challenge one of the world\u2019s strongest teams on its home turf but also to earn Australia\u2019s respect and secure more Test matches there in future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur main goal is to play good cricket there and earn respect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can play competitive cricket, they\u2019ll definitely invite us again in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh leaves for Australia on Friday and will play a four-day warm-up match against Cricket Australia XI before the opening Test in Darwin on August 13.<\/p>\n<p>The second Test begins in Mackay on August 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/international\/aus-v-ban-test-najmul-shanto-reaction-on-bangladesh-team-injury-preparations-v-australia\/article71285927.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said Thursday he had \u201ccomplete faith\u201d in his injury-hit squad ahead of a two-Test series in Australia, saying those selected have the ability to compete. Several key players, including fast bowlers Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam, are recovering from injuries. Wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das is also yet to recover from a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Zimbabwe_Bangladesh_Cricket_34282.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":197073,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=197073","url_meta":{"origin":198763,"position":0},"title":"Australia vs Bangladesh Test series \u2014 Side strain rules Nahid Rana out of two-match series","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Fast bowler Nahid Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series in Australia due to injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Saturday. 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