Tour of Zimbabwe 2011                  Captain : Shakib al Hasan

Bangladesh’s 18th Test tour.

   (July - August 2011)

Third Test-playing tour of Zimbabwe by Bangladesh

   (previous tour 2003-04)

Despite winning the last two internationals the tour was a failure against opposition that Bangladesh should be able to beat. Zimbabwe were returning to Test cricket, as were Bangladesh after a gap of 14 months, but had lost the services of many players.

Bangladesh were beaten in both the Test match and the one-day series.

Following the dismal results, the Bangladesh Cricket Board began an evaluation. Shakib al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal were sacked for the failure of their leadership both on and off the field, and for ill-discipline. Coach Stuart Law said this came as a surprise to him and that Shakib had the players’ support.

The original plan was to prepare for the tour by playing a four-day match in South Africa but in the end a practice match was arranged in Harare.

All Bangladesh tours

Previous tour

England 2010

Next tour

Sri Lanka 2012-13

Next tour of  Zimbabwe

 2012-13

Members of the Test tour party

(16 + 1) 

Opening batsmen: Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal.

Middle-order batsmen Junaid Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Nasir Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful

Wicket-keeper/batsman: Mushfiqur Rahim

All-rounder:  Mahmudullah, Shakib al Hasan

Slow bowlers:  Abdur Razzak,  Suhrawadi Shuvo, Shuvagato Hom.

Fast bowlers: Robiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain

Divisional representation

(National Cricket League)

B  -  Barisal (1)

C  -  Chittagong (1)

D –  Dhaka (4)

K  -  Khulna (5)

Rj  -  Rajshahi (5)

S  -  Sylhet (0)

Average age of  team at time of first Test match

(4 August 2011):

 23  yrs 4 months.

Test Appearances made before the tour

Mohammad Ashraful 55,  Mushfiqur Rahim 23,  Shakib Al Hasan 21,  Tamim Iqbal 19,  Junaid Siddique 18,  Shahriar Nafees 16,  Imrul Kayes 13,  Mahmudullah 9,  Abdur Razzak 8,  Rubel Hossain 8,  Shafiul Islam 5,  Robiul Islam 2,  Nazmul Hossain 1,  Nasir Hossain 0,  Shuvagato Hom 0,  Suhrawadi Shuvo 0.

Tour Officials

Selectors   

Akram Khan (chief selector),  Minhazul Abedin and Habibul Bashar

Shakib complained he was not consulted before the 15-man squad was picked, while Akram Khan insisted that he was. Shakib was playing county cricket for Worcestershire and missed the preparatory camps.

Selection

Unavailable  : Mashrafee bin Mortaza, Shahadat Hossain.

The selectors announced a 32-member squad for the pre-conditioning camp at Cox’s Bazar

Tour Party Announced  : Friday  15 July 2011

Not selected/ reserves:   Naeem Islam, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Alok Kopali, Syed Rasel, Saghir Hossain (wk).

Time between selection and departure from Bangladesh

  12 days

 (15 July - 27 July)

Travel   

Dhaka  Q  Co

The team had a fitness camp and played two-day games against the Bangladesh Academy XI as preparation.

They flew out of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, on 27 July 2011.

Time spent in Zimbabwe

   days

(July   -  August)

Reinforcements

 None

Fixtures/Results

Harare:  Harare Sports Club       Bulawayo:  Queens Sports Club.

§  one-day international

� not first-class

Time spent in Zimbabwe before First Test:  

7 days

(July  - 4 August)

Test appearances on tour

1  -    Abdur Razzak,  Imrul Kayes,  Mahmudullah,  Mohammad Ashraful,  Mushfiqur Rahim,  Robiul Islam,  Rubel Hossain,  Shafiul Islam,  Shahriar Nafees,  Shakib Al Hasan,  Tamim Iqbal.

0  -   Junaid Siddique,  Nasir Hossain,  Nazmul Hossain,  Shuvagata Hom,  Suhrawadi Shuvo.

Match appearances

T  Test match

o  one-day international 

x other match 

⊕ T/20 international

∙  played for opposition

W won  L lost  D drawn

N no result   A abandoned 

u unknown result

Bangladesh’s six previous Test tour results:

in England 2010  (2 Tests)

- lost 0-2

 in New Zealand 2009-10 (1 Test)

- lost 0-1

 in West Indies 2009  (2 Tests)

- won 2-0

 in South Africa 2008-09  (2 Tests)

- lost 0-2

 in New Zealand 2007-08  (2 Tests)

- lost 0-2

 in Sri Lanka 2007  (3 Tests)

- lost 0-3

Highlights

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Tour Summary

Return to Bangladesh

Harare  Q  Dhaka

Total time away from Bangladesh

    days  

(27 July -  August )

Finances

Postscript

In September 2011  Mushfiqur Rahim was appointed as captain and Mahmudullah as his deputy, following the removal of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal.