Bangladesh preliminary ODI squad announced

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has declared a preliminary squad of 21 members for the three-match one-day international series in Australia scheduled to take place from August 31 to September 6 – just before the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 in Pakistan.

All the 15 members from the team that participated in the recently concluded Asia Cup in Pakistan have been included. Nayeem Islam, Dhiman Ghosh, Syed Rasel, Nazmul Hossain and Junaed Siddiqui are the others to get a call for the tournament.

Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan, who had missed the Kitply Cup as well as the Asia Cup due to his academic examinations, was included. However, middle-order batsman Aftab Ahmed, who also missed the two sub-continental tournaments due to a fractured finger, found no place in the team.

Most of these players are currently part of the Bangladesh A team in England and hence will be joining the training session of the national team on August 4 after returning home.

Bangladesh Squad:
Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza (vice captain), Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Shakib Al Hasan, Raquibul Hassan, Alok Kapali, Mahmudullah Riyad, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Farhad Reza, Dollar Mahmud, Mosharraf Hossain, Mehrab Hossain (Jr.), Nazim Uddin, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Syed Rasel, Nazmul Hossain, Nayeem Islam, Dhiman Ghosh (Wicketkeeper) and Zunaed Siddique.