Ebadot cuts short paternity leave to join Australia Test tour

Bangladesh fast bowler Ebadot Hossain has cut short his paternity leave and will return home from Italy after injuries to fellow pacers Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam left the national team short of pace options ahead of next month's Test tour of Australia, report agencies.
Ebadot had traveled to Italy to be with his family as he prepares to become a father for the first time. He is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on July 29 after deciding to make himself available for national duty.
Bangladesh's pace attack has been hit by a series of injury setbacks in the lead-up to the two-Test series. Nahid Rana has already been ruled out of the tour after sustaining a side strain. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said the left-arm pacer will require one month of complete rest followed by another month of rehabilitation before returning to action.
Shoriful Islam is also racing against time to recover from injury and remains doubtful for the opening Test, while wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das is expected to miss the series opener because of injury.
The injuries have left Bangladesh with limited pace-bowling resources as they prepare for their first Test tour of Australia in 23 years.
The Bangladesh squad is scheduled to depart for Australia on August 1 and will play a warm-up match before the series begins. The first Test will be played in Darwin from August 13, while the second and final Test is scheduled for August 22 in Mackay.
The two-match series is part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) included uncapped pace bowler Musfik Hasan for the opening Test of the two-match series against Australia, scheduled at Darwin from August 13.
The right-arm pace bowler was included in the squad after Nahid Rana was ruled out from the series. Apart from Nahid, Shoriful Islam is also not available for their opening Test of the series.Both the paces are recovering from their respective injuries.
Left-handed batter Soumya Sarkar, who is known to be comfortable against pace and bounce, returned to the Test squad after a gap of five and a half years with this last appearance in Test cricket coming against West Indies in Mirpur back in February 2021.
Wicket-keeper Zaker Ali, who last played a Test match in Sri Lanka in 2025, was included in the Test squad for the historic series with Litton Kumar Das set to miss the first game due to an injury. Taskin Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan, who did not feature in the one-off Test series against Zimbabwe, returned after a break.
Bangladesh will depart on July 31 and will play a three-day game against Cricket Australia XI at Darwin from August 6-8. The two-match series, part of the ICC World Test Championship, begins in Darwin from August 13-17 before moving to Mackay for the second and final Test from August 22-26.
Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Soumya Sarkar, Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan, Mominul Haque Showrab, Mushfiqur Rahim, Amite Hasan, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Vice Captain), Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Musfik Hasan