Bangladesh announce ODI squad for West Indies series


The Bangladesh Cricket Board have announced their 16-man squad for their ODI series against West Indies. As Cricfrenzy reported yesterday, Mustafizur Rahman, Sabbir Rahman, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Abu Hider Rony and Mosaddek Hossain have been called up for the ODI series against West Indies.
Mustafizur Rahman had missed the T20I series against Afghanistan last month due to an injury he picked up while playing for Mumbai Indians in their final league match against Delhi Daredevils, where the left-handed pacer injured his foot while fielding off his own bowling against Rishabh Pant.
The Cutter Master suffered from a hairline fracture on his left-foot, which kept him out from the Afghanistan series in Dehradun.
Meanwhile, Sabbir Rahman has also been called up after his great knock for Bangladesh A on his return to domestic cricket after six months. Sabbir had been suspended from taking part in Bangladesh's domestic circuit after assaulting a young fan during a Bangladesh Cricket League match last December.

He made his comeback with a brilliant 165 against Sri Lanka A and has been awarded a place in the ODI squad.
Speaking of Bangladesh A, captain Mossadek Hossain has also found a place and so has slow-left arm spinner Nazmul Islam as Bangladesh are set to play in their first ODI series since their tri-nation encounter against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Bangladesh in January.
Meanwhile, Soumya Sarkar, who was in the squad for the aforementioned tri-nation series last January, misses out after his indifferent form in the domestic circuit.
Bangladesh squad
Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Shakib Al Hasan (vice-captain), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nazmul Islam Apu, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Hider Rony, Abu Jayed Rahi