BCB made a big change in Bangladesh ODI team. A 15-member squad has been announced for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. Where 7 members of the previous squad have been left out. 2 new ones have been taken. 3 people have returned to the team.
Tamim’s team played its last ODI in July last year. After that, despite playing T20 and Test matches, the red-green representatives were behind the scenes in fifty-over cricket. It was expected that the Bangladesh team would change after a long time.
Bangladesh’s squad in Zimbabwe was 17 people. Naeem Sheikh, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mohammad Mithun, Taizul Islam, Kazi Nurul Hasan Sohan and Rubel Hossain have been dropped from the squad. Saifuddin was not taken as he was injured.
Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Yasir Ali Chowdhury and Nasum Ahmed are back in the squad.
Besides, opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy was called up for the ODI team after the Test. Ibadat Hossain Chowdhury took place in the ODI team with an extraordinary performance in white.
Bangladesh squad: Tamim Iqbal, Liton Kumar Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Miraj, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Ibadat Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Yasir Ali Chowdhury and Mahmudul Hasan Joy.