Bangladesh vs Australia 2017: 5 reasons why Bangladesh can humble Australia

#3 A balanced team at their disposal

Bangladesh have a team that can give Australia a run for their money

Bangladesh should be pretty confident ahead of their Test series against Australia as they have a quite strong side which has helped them witness some of the finest moments in their cricketing history. The Bangladesh squad to face Australia consists of 12 players from the squad that defeated Sri Lanka in their own backyard including 10 from the playing XI of that particular Test.

The team also contains 11 members from the squad that reached the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. In Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, and Soumya Sarkar, Bangladesh have a very reliable top-order who are capable of providing solid starts. In Shakib al Hasan and Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh have two incredible spinners who are more than capable of performing with the bat, especially the former who is regarded as the best all-rounder in the sport today.

The likes of Sabbir Rahman, Nassir Hossain, and Mosaddek Hossain are pretty efficient middle-order batsmen who can perform with the ball as well and in Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh have an experienced and reliable leader and wicket-keeper. Bangladesh’s tail consists of Taijul Islam who is a pretty handy spinner and the likes of Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, and Taskin Ahmed are pacers on whom the Tigers can rely to get them early breakthroughs.