Bangladesh One Day Squad Announced
After a thrilling final test match all the players chosen during the test series have been carried forward to the one day series after some good performances. The Australians did not change any members from their squad of 18 and many of the test players are expected to stay in the team for the One Day Series
There was a surprise inclusion in the Bangladeshi squad with Shafaq Al-zabir named in the 15-man squad. Shafaq showed a lot of promise in the domestic competition by taking 46 wickets at 13.61. ?Shafaq showed a lot of promise but with the good form of the Bangladesh test team I wouldn?t expect him to be put straight into the line up? said coach Dav Whatmore who seemed to be showing a lot more about his team than usual. ?We brought in the experience of Javed Omar, Rajin Saleh and Khaled Mashud to help out our younger player? he added.
The wicket keeper issue that began at the start of the series has been resolved with Mushfiqur Rahim the leading batsmen in the test series but there is still a lot of talk about the opening role due to Tamim Iqbal?s lack of form. ?We included him in the squad because he is a good one day player who is not afraid of taking on the bowler, which is something Javed (Omar) lacks? said Bangladesh chief selector Faruque Ahmed
?I think we showed the world that we are not the minnows that they think we are? said Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar ?If we can get our batsmen and bowlers firing at the same time I think we will get some good results? he added. The one day series commences on the 23rd of April at Dhaka and the Tigers will be looking to build on their brilliant performance in the test series.
Bangladesh One Day Squad
Habibul Bashar (c), Shahriar Nafees (vc), Abdur Razzak, Aftab Ahmed, Javed Omar, Khaled Mashud, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammed Ashraful, Mohammed Rafique, Mushfiqur Rahim, Rajin Saleh, Saqibul Hasan, Shafaq Al-zabir, Syed Rasel, Tamim Iqbal