Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has ended speculations over his availability for the Indian tour in November, by opting out of it, as he wants to stay with his wife as the couple is expecting his second child this month.

Therefore, the BCB has called up Imrul Kayes as a replacement for the three T20I series. Tamim, who is also nursing a rib injury, was named in the T20I side but had informed the BCB that he might have to skip the second Test, in Kolkata from November 22, to be with his wife.

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"Tamim had informed us earlier that he would miss the second Test in Kolkata but now he will be with his wife for the coming weeks," chief selector Minhajul Abedin said.

Previously Tamim had missed Bangladesh's home Test against Afghanistan and the T20I tri-series - with Zimbabwe as the third side - last month requesting a break from cricket after Bangladesh toured Sri Lanka in July. He returned this month in a first-class match for Chittagong Division in the National Cricket League, before picking up the injury ahead of the second game.

Before him, Mohammad Saifuddin was also ruled out of the Indian tour due to a recurring back injury, but no replacement has been named yet.

Bangladesh T20I squad for India series:
Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Liton Das, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Aminul Islam, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shafiul Islam

(ESPNCricinfo inputs)