Uncapped batter Mahfijul Islam named in Bangladesh's WTC27 squad for South Africa

Dhaka, Nov 9 (UNI) Bangladesh have announced their 16-member squad for the two-match ICC World Test Championship series against South Africa. Uncapped batter Mahfijul Islam has earned a call-up following an impressive run of form in the ongoing first-class season in the National Cricket League, where he has a double century and a century across the last three games. Overall, the 22-year-old has aggregated over 1000 runs in 19 first-class appearances so far at an average of 33.67. The squad, largely unchanged from the one currently facing West Indies, sees the return of Khaled Ahmed, replacing Nayeem Hasan in the…