Uncapped Jaker replaces injured Shoriful for Tigers' Tests squad against India

Bangladesh paceman Shoriful Islam will miss the two-Test series in India this month with a groin injury he suffered in Pakistan, the country's cricket board said on Thursday, report agencies.
Shoriful had suffered a groin injury during the first Test against Pakistan, and did not play the second.
Bangladesh are on a high after winning both tests in Pakistan, where they registered their first test series victory against their Asian rivals.
Shoriful, 23, claimed three wickets in the first test in Rawalpindi but missed the second match with the injury.
Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud and Khaled Ahmed make up Bangladesh's pace attack in Shoriful's absence.
Yet to play a Test and ODI, Jaker has represented Bangladesh in 17 T20Is since making his debut at the Asian Games in 2023. He has played 49 first-class games, and averages 41.47 with four centuries.
Selector Hannan Sarkar said that it was Shoriful's groin injury that kept him out of the side, and the extra batter was included keeping in mind the Indian conditions.
"Shoriful isn't 100 per cent fit for Test matches. He would be required to bowl 15-20 overs so we didn't want to take a risk," Sarkar said. "Shoriful missed the second Test against Pakistan due to his injury. The physios and trainers are looking after him. He remains within the system. He is an important member of our white-ball team. We have a T20 series coming up against India."
Jaker's recent good form, which included a 174 against Pakistan A in Islamabad, helped his cause. He was picked ahead of Shahadat Hossain, who has been Bangladesh's go-to middle-order batter in the recent past in the absence of Shakib Al Hasan or Mushfiqur Rahim.
"We picked Jaker Ali as a middle-order batter. We considered the conditions and opponents for this decision. We had taken five pacers in Pakistan, but we are taking four to India," Sarkar said. "We had taken Dipu [Shahadat Hossain] in place of Shakib or Mushfiqur previously. I wouldn't say he played really well, but he also didn't do badly.
"We have taken into account recent performance. Dipu played four-day matches in Australia and Pakistan. He isn't in rhythm. His form is very important when he is going to play international matches. Dipu is part of our future plans. He is now preparing to play in the NCL.
"Jaker can be a useful player in the longer version if you consider his record in domestic first-class cricket. He played a splendid innings in Pakistan recently, batting for a long time. This is what kept Jaker a step ahead."
Opening batter Mahmudul Hasan Joy, who missed the Pakistan Tests due to a groin niggle suffered during the four-day games between Pakistan A and Bangladesh A in the lead-up to the Test series, retains his place in the squad. However, Shadman Islam's impressive showing in the first Test in Rawalpindi could see him keep his spot at the top alongside Zakir Hasan.
The first Test against India begins on September 19 in Chennai, with the second one from September 27 onwards in Kanpur. Both games are part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle, where India are currently placed on top, while Bangladesh are at No. 4 on the points table.
Jaker played T20Is for Bangladesh, but he got the call to the Test team for the first time.
Also with the conditions in India not requiring an additional seamer - Bangladesh already have four quicks in the squad - the move to draft in Ali has been made on two counts. It provides an extra batter to the squad and also gives the think tank with the option of relieving the likes of Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim from the responsibility, thereby allowing them to focus solely on the batting.

India top the World Test Championship standings and are second in the ICC's official test rankings, seven places above Bangladesh.
After facing Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma's India will host New Zealand for three matches before flying to Australia for a five-Test series.
Bangladesh have never beaten India in Test format as they lost 11 out of 13 matches between the two sides. The rest of the two Tests were drawn, largely due to the inclement weather.
But this time they are upbeat to turn the tide like they did against Pakistan even though India have been invincible at home, not losing any Test series for more than 4000 days.
The last time the Tigers toured India for a full series was in 2019, when they lost the three-match T20I series 2-1 and suffered a 2-0 defeat in the Test series as both of the Tests ended inside three days.
Bangladesh will leave the country for India on September 15 to play two Tests, followed by three T20 Internationals. The tour will start with the first Test, beginning on September 19 in Chennai.
The selectors will name T20 squad later.