Rubel Hossain

The senior batsmen kept making the same mistakes in both innings, and the fast bowlers were toothless in helpful conditions

Uncapped seamer Abu Jayed, who made his international debut this year, was picked in the squad while batsman Sabbir Rahman was left out

After a chastening tour of South Africa, everyone who matters in Bangladesh cricket is worried about the state of the country's fast bowlers. Just what has gone wrong, and can anything be done about it?

Tamim Iqbal, Mustafizur Rahman, and Mosaddek Hossain were out injured, while Subashis Roy, Sunzamul Islam and Nurul Hasan were dropped from the side that toured Sri Lanka earlier this year

Bangladesh's fast bowlers struggled, managing only five wickets over 108 overs in the first Test; only one of them went out of his way to try and break the cycle

The Bangladesh pacer had been refused a boarding pass by the airlines earlier, due to a case of mistaken identity according to BCB president Nazmul Hassan

Despite having a valid visa like his team-mates, Rubel Hossain was not given a boarding pass because of a new rule issued by the South African immigration authorities

A team known for its reliance on spin now chooses to pick three fast bowlers more often than not. How did that come to be?

A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches held on April 13, 2017

Fast bowler Rubel Hossain, who had missed the India Test earlier this month, has also been recalled for the series which starts from March 7

A round-up of the Bangladesh Cricket League matches that ended on February 6, 2017

Mustafizur Rahman is among five entrants to Bangladesh's 15-member ODI squad for the first game against New Zealand on December 26

Rubel Hossain has been picked as a replacement for the injured Mohammad Shahid in Bangladesh's 22-man preliminary squad that will train in Sydney from December 11

The Bangladesh selectors have brought in left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain to replace pacer Rubel Hossain for the third ODI against Afghanistan

Rubel Hossain, the Bangladesh fast bowler, has emphasised on the importance of having a bowling coach within the national set up

A round-up of all the DPL matches played on April 26, 2016

Rubel Hossain, who was a key member of Bangadesh's pace attack during the 2015 World Cup, has been left out of the BCB's list of contracted players for 2016

And a year of many firsts: a World Cup quarter-final appearance, series wins over Pakistan, India and South Africa, and the unearthing of a bowling star

He took two wickets, he didn't go for too many runs. It wasn't the most eye-catching performance. But Rubel Hossain has shown the capacity to develop as an all-round bowling option