No sea changes for India series

Will Mushfiqur Rahim's men get their new mentor in preparation for their next assignment, the three-match ODI series against India at home? That question may be answered tomorrow when the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) makes the official announcement regarding the appointment of former Sri Lanka Test batsman Chandika Hathurusingha as the Tigers' new head coach.
The preparation camp for the series with a preliminary team however is likely to get underway in the last week of this month. Chief selector Faruque Ahmed made clear that they were not in a position to bring any significant changes to the side, even though 'change' was the buzzword among the high-ups following the Tigers' poor showing in the first few months of the current year. India will arrive in Dhaka on June 13 to play the three matches on June 15, 17 and 19.
“We don't think we have any scope to bring any massive changes in the team as we have a very settled one-day side. We cannot go with the motto of changes because this team is in a good shape, so we cannot destabilise it. And it will be unfair if we bring any major changes to a settled team,” opined Faruque yesterday.
“Yes, we had a debacle in the T20 World Cup but our performance in the one-day series against Sri Lanka and Asia Cup was not bad. We could have easily won two matches against Sri Lanka. Yes, we lost to Afghanistan but it was an isolated incident. We have a very good one-day unit,” he added.
The former national skipper was also excited with the fact that they were going to get an injury-free team for the series.
“In recent times, injury became a big headache for us. But the good news is that Mashrafe (Bin Mortaza) has recovered from the injury and started practice in full swing. Tamim (Iqbal) is also all set to be fit. Shohag Gazi recently suffered an injury but the other players are also recovering well and we are hopeful that we will get an injury-free side,” informed Faruque.