B’DESH RECALL MUSTAFIZUR FOR LANKA TESTS

Bangladesh on Tuesday recalled their left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman in a 16-man squad for the upcoming two-Test series in Sri Lanka after his prolonged injury lay-off. The 21-year-old has not played a Test since his debut series against South Africa in 2015 after suffering a series of injuries. He underwent surgery on his shoulder last year. While he made a brief return to the limited-overs side against New Zealand at the turn of the year, he was not deemed fit enough to withstand the rigours of a five-day Test match. Bangladesh are due to play two Tests against the Sri Lankans -- one in Galle from March 7-11 and another in the capital Colombo which starts on March 15 and will be their 100th Test match.