Nahid suffered the injury during Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe in July, which ruled him out of the two-match Test series against Australia. Bangladesh will participate in the upcoming Asian Games 2026, which will begin on September 24 at Korogi Sports Park, before the series against Afghanistan in October.
“We are not considering Nahid Rana for the Asian Games owing to his rehabilitation process. He (Rana) will return with the Afghanistan series. It remains to be seen whether he will play Test or ODI. But it is 100% confirmed that he will not play in the Asian Games,” Bashar said.
Nahid Rana Resumes Bowling After Six-Week Layoff
Rana suffered a Grade Two side strain during Bangladesh's tour of Zimbabwe in July. He played two ODIs and two T20Is on the tour before the injury ruled him out of the two-match Test series against Australia.
Rana returned to bowling on Monday at the BCB National Cricket Academy ground in Mirpur, next to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. He used a shortened run-up during his first bowling session after six weeks away from the nets.
Bangladesh Prepare Strong Squad for Asian Games
The final 15-member squad is yet to be confirmed, but several senior players are expected to feature. Najmul Hossain Shanto, Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Shoriful Islam and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are among the players likely to be included. Veteran pacer Mustafizur Rahman is also expected to make the squad.
Bangladesh defeated Malaysia by two runs in the quarter-final before losing to India by nine wickets in the semi-final. They then beat Pakistan in a rain-affected bronze-medal match, chasing a revised target of 65 in five overs to secure the medal.
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