Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was not noted of the T20I and One-Day Worldwide squads on Tuesday for the upcoming dwelling collection in opposition to Sri Lanka due to a watch drawback.
Shakib, who has a problem with the retina in his left eye, final performed for Bangladesh on the 2023 World Cup. He has been changed by Najmul Hossain Shanto as captain for the nationwide workforce in all codecs.
“Shakib has been our first selection as captain all the time however his imaginative and prescient drawback made him unavailable for Bangladesh at this second,” BCB president Nazmul Hassan mentioned in saying Shanto’s appointment on Monday.
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“We had dialogue with him however he couldn’t affirm his availability within the upcoming Sri Lanka collection. He mentioned his eyesight drawback is but to be solved.”
Veteran Mahmud Ullah and opener Mohammad Naim return to the T20I squad for the primary time since 2022 after robust performances within the Bangladesh Premier League, whereas off spinner Aliss Al Islam is the one new face within the squad.
The three-match T20I collection begins on March 4 with the ODI collection beginning March 13.
Squad
T20I Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Liton Das, Anamul Haque, Mohammad Naim, Towhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Mahmudullah, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan, Aliss Al Islam.
ODI Squad (for 1st & 2nd ODIs): Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Anamul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hassan, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman.