Dhaka, July 23 -- Bangladesh will be forced to tackle ICC World Test Championship pacesetter Australia next month without key fast bowler Ebadot Hossain.

The Asian side are scheduled to take on Australia in a two-match Test series that commences in Darwin on August 13 as part of the ongoing World Test Championship and will instead stay in Bangladesh as he gets ready to welcome his first child.

The news on Ebadot has been offset with confirmation that pace spearhead Taskin Ahmed has withdrawn from the Lankan Premier League (LPL) to instead prepare for the Australia tour,where Bangladesh will attempt to improve on their current fourth-place on the World Test Championship standings.

Taskin had been scheduled to feature for the Jaffna Kings ...