Dhaka: Bangladesh bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman was in the squad of one-day international and Twenty20 series against host New Zealand.

Mustafiz was initially included in 15-man squad for the Test series against New Zealand with the selectors expecting him to recover from his hamstring injury in time to play. However, he was given rest for the first Test in Wellington keeping mind the busy season ahead for the Tigers.

Another young pacer Taskin Ahmed, debutant in Test cricket, is leading the bowling attack of the ongoing first Test, which will end on Monday.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board, in a press release on Sunday, has announced an unchanged 15-man squad for the second Test against New Zealand, meaning Mustafiz also out of the second Test, which will begin from January 20 in Christchurch.  

Bangladesh have already lost the ODI and T20 series, so a strong line-up was expected also for the second Test side. While the batting line-up remains similar to the one fielded in the other two formats, the pace-bowling attack is very inexperienced.

The players outside of the squad who are present in New Zealand are Mustafiz, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mosaddek, Shuvagata, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Ebadat Hossain and Tanbir Hayder.

The decision to rest Mustafizur comes ahead of a busy season for Bangladesh - they play a Test in India next month, followed by a full tour of Sri Lanka in March, before preparation for the Champions Trophy in England begins.

Squad for 2nd Test

Mushfiqur Rahim (Captain), Tamim Iqbal (Vice Captain), Imrul Kayes, Mominul Hoque, Shabbir Rahaman, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Soumya Sarker, Taskin Ahmed, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shubhasis Roy