Shakibul Hasan back in Bangladesh squad for home ODI series against India
Star all-rounder Shakibul Hasan was on Thursday returned to Bangladesh’s ODI squad for the three-match home series against India starting here on December 4. Shakib missed the white-ball tour against Zimbabwe in July-August. He was included in the team in place of left-arm spinner Taijul Islam. Tamim Iqbal will lead the 16-member squad. Yasir Ali was also included in the squad in place of middle-order batsman Mossadek Hossain.
Ibadat Hussain, who made his debut in Zimbabwe, has been preferred over Shoriful Islam. The Indian team will reach Dhaka on December 1. Three ODIs will be played on December 4, 7 and 10. The first two matches will be held in Mirpur while the third will be held in Chittagong. The ODI series will be followed by two Tests. The first Test will be from 14 to 18 December and the second from 22 to 26 December. Bangladesh squad: Tamim Iqbal (captain), Liton Das, Anamul Haque, Shakibul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmood, Ibadat Hossain Chowdhary, Nasum Ahmed , Mahmudullah, Najmul Hussain Shanto, Nurul Hasan Sohan.
