Shadman Islam

Dhaka Dynamites picked him in the draft for the 2017 edition of the BPL, giving him a place in their squad. In the longer format, he has produced runs steadily in first-class matches ever since his first appearance at that level in 2014.

That body of domestic work opened the door to Test cricket. He was handed his debut when Bangladesh hosted West Indies in late 2018, and he marked his first innings with a well-made fifty. Bangladesh then travelled to New Zealand straight afterwards, and he again appeared composed at the crease on that trip.

So far at international level he has often got himself in without going on to big totals, and turning those beginnings into larger innings is seen as his next challenge. He is regarded as having the ability to settle in as an opener for Bangladesh in red-ball cricket for a long time.