Gazi Ashraf Hossain, chair of National Selection Panel of BCB, said that the team had waited until the Zimbabwe series to take a call on Saifuddin.
“We had kept Saifuddin in the squad that we submitted to the ICC on April 30," Hossain said.
"We wanted to observe and analyse his performance in the Zimbabwe series.
Saifuddin was the only player who was changed from the squad we had submitted to ICC earlier."
“The medical team informed us that Taskin will be fit at some point during the T20 World Cup, which is why he is in the squad.
Gazi Ashraf Hossain, chair of National Selection Panel of BCB, said that the team had waited until the Zimbabwe series to take a call on Saifuddin.
“We had kept Saifuddin in the squad that we submitted to the ICC on April 30," Hossain said. "We wanted to observe and analyse his performance in the Zimbabwe series. But when we considered what the team needs at the moment, Tanzim (Hasan Sakib) was ahead of Saifuddin.
"It was a close call between the two. We saw Tanzim against Sri Lanka. His dedication and hunger kept him ahead. He is also a very good fielder. Saifuddin was the only player who was changed from the squad we had submitted to ICC earlier."
Regarding senior pacer Taskin Ahmed, Hossain said that he was picked despite injury concerns.
“The medical team informed us that Taskin will be fit at some point during the T20 World Cup, which is why he is in the squad. We will follow the ICC’s policy if a replacement is needed. They can be done later. However, I don’t think Taskin can play this month’s series against the USA.”
Hossain said that the team hopes to progress to the second round and beyond in the tournament.
“We have hopes that the team will reach the second round. If we achieve that then we will definitely want to progress further.
"The batting form is a concern. We have to work really hard to overcome this and hopefully the batters will play according to their capability.”
