Lancashire's teenage prodigy Haseeb Hameed has been named in a 17-man England squad for the Bangladesh tour starting next month.
If selected, Hameed will be the youngest England Test debutant since Adam Hollioake in 1997, with his stellar form attracting the attention of national selectors from a very early stage in his career.
19-year-old Hameed has broken several records in a remarkable season for Lancashire, reaching 1,000 runs in his twelfth match by scoring centuries in both innings against county champions Yorkshire.
The Bolton-born opening batsman has scored 1,154 runs in red-ball cricket at an average of 52.45 this season and he was awarded his county cap during the Middlesex fixture this week, making him the youngest player to receive this honour for Lancashire since the war.
Hameed has been selected alongside fellow Lancastrian James Anderson, as well as Jos Buttler, who will captain the ODI side after Eoin Morgan's decision not to travel due to safety concerns.
Northamptonshire's Ben Duckett is also included in the 17-man squad after an incredible season in all formats and a particularly special triangular series with the England Lions in which he made scores of 168, 61 and 220. The left-handed batsman has registered four centuries in the County Championship this season, returning 1,338 runs in 16 games for Northants in the second division.
Surrey spin duo Zafar Ansari and veteran Gareth Batty are also travelling to Bangladesh, with the latter last playing for England 11 years ago.
England Test squad: Alastair Cook, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Zafar Ansari, Jonny Bairstow, Gary Ballance, Gareth Batty, Staurt Broad, Jos Butler, Ben Duckett, Steven Finn, Haseeb Hameed, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
No comments:
Post a Comment