In September the Bangladesh cricket Board banned 13 players for ten years for signing with the unauthorised ICL (Indian Cricket league), reportedly for 200,000 dollars each over a three-year period.
Because Abdur Razzaq's bowling action had been reported as suspect in New Zealand by umpires Daryl Harper and Asoka de Silva, he had to fly to Canberra to be assessed on 17 November. He should have returned to Johannesburg next day but the assessment showed that the amount of his elbow extension exceeded the level of tolerance and put him out of international cricket.
Nazmul Hossain was again a member of the tour party but did not play in any game.
Middle-order batsmen Junaid Siddique, Mehrab Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful, Naeem Islam, Raqibul Hasan
Wicket-keeper/batsman: Mushfiqur Rahim
All-rounder:Shakib Al Hasan
Slow bowlers:Abdur Razzak
Fast bowlers:Mahbubul Alam, Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel,plus Sajidul Islam (reinforcement)
Abdur Razzak
K
25
SLA
ODI
Imrul Kayes
K
21
LHB
ODI
Junaid Siddique
Rj
20
LHB
ODI
Mahbubul Alam
D
24
RFM
ODI
Mashrafe Mortaza
D
25
RFMvice-captain
ODI
Mehrab Hossain jr
D
21
LHB
ODI
Mohammad Ashraful
D
24
RHBcaptain
ODI
Mushfiqur Rahim
S
20
WK
ODI
Naeem Islam
R j
21
RHB
ODI
Nazmul Hossain
S
21
RFM
ODI
Raqibul Hasan
Ba
21
RHB
ODI
Shahadat Hossain
D
22
RFM
ODI
Shakib Al Hasan
K
20
LHBSLA
ODI
Syed Rasel
K
24
LFM
ODI
Tamim Iqbal
C
18
LHB opener
ODI
Divisional representation
(National Cricket League)
B-Barisal (1)
C-Chittagong (1)
D – Dhaka (5)
K-Khulna (4)
Rj-Rajshahi (2)
S-Sylhet (2)
Average age ofteam at time of first Test match
(19 November 2008):
22 yrs 3 months.
ODI T20 member of the one-day squads.
Test Appearances made before the tour
Mohammad Ashraful 44,Mashrafe Mortaza 31,Shahadat Hossain 17,Mushfiqur Rahim 10,Shakib Al Hasan 8,Tamim Iqbal 6, Junaid Siddique 6,Syed Rasel 6,Abdur Razzak 3,Mehrab Hossain 3,Sajidul Islam 2,Mahbubul Alam 1,Naeem Islam 1,Nazmul Hossain 1,Imrul Kayes 0,Raqibul Hasan 0.
Tour Officials
.
Shafiqul Haq
Team operations manager
Jamie Siddons
Coach
Champaka Ramanayake
Bowling coach
Darryn Lifson
Physiotherapist
Grant Trafford Luden
Fitness coach
Selectors
Rafiqul Alam (Chief Selector),Akram Khan,Naimur Rahman.
Selection
From a preliminary squad the selectors omitted Mahmudullah Riyad and Rajin Saleh.
Unavailable : Players who signed to play for the Dhaka Warriors in the Indian Cricket League
Team announced :Wednesday 29 Oct 2008
On Thursday 13 November the selectors decided that for the Test matches there would be no change from the ODI squad.
Time between selection and departure from Bangladesh
3 days
(29 October - 1 November)
Travel
DhakaQJohannesburg
Fifteen players to participate in the ODI series departed Zia International Airport, Dhaka, on 1 November 2008.
The team flew into Oliver Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, virtually unnoticed, at the end of a 16-hour journey. They were taken by coach to the team hotel, the Palazzo Montecasino, but were caught in a two-hour traffic jam.Next day they trained at the Wanderers Ground.
Time spent in South Africa
29 days
(2 November - 1 December)
Reinforcements
Sajidul Islam
Ba
20
LMF
ODI
Left-arm pacer Sajidul Islam was called up to the Test squad as a replacement for Syed Rasel, who was forced to return home with a back injury.Sajidul reached South Africa on 17 November.
•At Centurion Park Bangladesh had South Africa at 134 for 5 before a long 6th wicket partnership thwarted them.
•Shakib Al Hasan took six wickets for 99 runs in this innings.
Tour Summary
P
W
L
D
Aban
Test Matches
2
0
2
0
-
Other first-class matches
0
-
-
-
-
� Minor matches
1
0
0
1
-
§ One-day internationals
3
0
2
0
1
⊕ Twenty 20 internationals
1
0
1
0
-
All Matches
7
0
5
1
1
Return to Bangladesh
JohannesburgQDhaka
They left South Africa on 1 December 2008.
The team arrived in Dhaka from Johannesburg on Tuesday evening 2 December.
Australian coach Jamie Siddons, Grant Trafford Luden, the conditioning coach, and physio Darryn Lifson all went back to Australia direct from South Africa.