Mortaza, who picked up the injuring on the West Indies tour in July, missed a recent home one-day series against Zimbabwe and was replaced by all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan - who successfully led his side to victories against both the West Indies and Zimbabwe. He was first nominated as Bangladesh captain in July for a tour of West Indies but his captaincy lasted only two-and-a-half-days after he fell clumsily while bowling on the third day of the first test at St Vincent.
Mortaza underwent surgery on both knees in Australia in September and returned to training earlier this month. "He (Mortaza) has started bowling in the nets," said Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman. “He's confident he will be able to play the tri-nation and Test series. We will get a clear picture on December 26."
The tri-series, involving India, Sri Lanka and the hosts, begins in Dhaka on January 4, followed by two Tests against India starting from January 17 at Chittagong. "Our physio has declared him fit for play in the January tri-series. However, we want to see how he does in match conditions and thus he has been selected for a warm-up match on December 26," spokesman added.
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Its good to see Murtaza back in action............
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