Dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 14-member squad that will tour Sri Lanka for a 3-ODI series.
Mashrafe Mortaza was retained as the skipper of the team while wicket-keeper Anamul Haque and spinner Taijul Islam have been drafted back into the team in place of Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das.
Anamul last played for Bangladesh a year ago in a match against West Indies while spinner Taijul was part of the team in 2016.
Both Shakib and Das have been granted leave by the BCB after the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
Abu Jayed, who was a part of Bangladesh's World Cup side, has been dropped from the team.
Bangladesh will be having a three-day camp from July 17 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The team will leave for Colombo on July 20, a BCB statement said.
The ODI team members are Masrafe Bin Mortaza (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarker, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Md Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmud Ullah, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Shabbir Rahaman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shaif Uddin and Mustafizur Rahman.
Bangladesh finished at the eighth position in the World Cup as the side managed to win just three matches in the tournament.
Bangladesh takes on Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series on July 26.
Bangladesh announce squad for Sri Lanka tour
The BCB have announced a 14-member squad that will tour Sri Lanka for a 3-ODI series. Mashrafe Mortaza was retained as the skipper of the team while wicket-keeper Anamul Haque and spinner Taijul Islam have been drafted back into the team.
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 14-member squad that will tour Sri Lanka for a 3-ODI series.
Mashrafe Mortaza was retained as the skipper of the team while wicket-keeper Anamul Haque and spinner Taijul Islam have been drafted back into the team in place of Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das.
Anamul last played for Bangladesh a year ago in a match against West Indies while spinner Taijul was part of the team in 2016.
Both Shakib and Das have been granted leave by the BCB after the recently concluded ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
Abu Jayed, who was a part of Bangladesh's World Cup side, has been dropped from the team.
Bangladesh will be having a three-day camp from July 17 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. The team will leave for Colombo on July 20, a BCB statement said.
The ODI team members are Masrafe Bin Mortaza (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarker, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Md Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmud Ullah, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Shabbir Rahaman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shaif Uddin and Mustafizur Rahman.
Bangladesh finished at the eighth position in the World Cup as the side managed to win just three matches in the tournament.
Bangladesh takes on Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series on July 26.
