All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz will lead Bangladesh in the forthcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad for the series on Monday.
This will be the first time that Mehidy will be leading the Tigers in a full ODI series after regular captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was left out from the squad as he was still recovering from a groin injury.
Ace all-rounder Shakib al Hasan was left out from the squad. Shakib was advised not to return to the country after the cricketer wanted to play his farewell Test at home against South Africa; he also missed the Afghanistan ODI series in the UAE in November.听
Along with Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim, batter Tawhid Hridoy also missed out as he was also declared unfit by the BCB鈥檚 medical team due to a groin injury.
鈥楬ridoy had complained of pain in his right groin region, and subsequent investigations have confirmed the presence of a medical condition,鈥� said BCB鈥檚 sports physician Monzur Hossain Chowdhury, who was quoted as saying in a press release provided by the BCB.
鈥楬e has been advised to rest, and we will reassess him in two weeks to determine his readiness to play.鈥�
Left-handed batter Parvez Hossain, who has already played six T20Is, is the only uncapped member in the squad for the series that starts in St Kitts on December 8.
Parvez was previously called up in the ODI squad three years ago but didn鈥檛 play any match.听
Pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who is on leave due to family reasons, will sit out the series.
Left-handed batter Zakir Hasan was dropped from the squad that played against Afghanistan in the UAE last month.听
Meanwhile, another left-hander, Afif Hossain, received a call-up to the squad after a gap of one year. His previous one-day international for Bangladesh was in December 2023.听
Liton Das and Tanzim Hasan returned to the squad after missing the Afghanistan series due to fever and injury. Pacer Hasan Mahmud also recalled.听
After impressing on his ODI debut against Afghanistan, fast bowler Nahid Rana kept his place.听
All three matches will be played at the Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts with the second and third ODIs being scheduled on December 10 and 12, respectively.听
Squad: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Captain), Liton Das (WK), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Afif Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana.听
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