Shakib Al Hasan named in Bangladesh's preliminary squad for series against West Indies, no place for Mashrafe Mortaza
FirstpostDhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday named Shakib Al Hasan in the preliminary squad for the Test and ODI series against the West Indies, marking the star all-rounder’s return to national reckoning after serving a ban for not reporting corrupt approaches. Former skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, who is the country’s highest wicket-taker in the 50 over format and also the longest-serving captain, was left out of the 24-member ODI squad. The West Indies tour of Bangladesh begins with an ODI in Dhaka on 20 January, followed by matches on 22, 25 at Dhaka and Chittagong respectively. Bangladesh’s preliminary squads ODIs: Tamim Iqbal, Momimul Haque, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mustafizur Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Mohammad Mithun, Taijul Islam, Liton Das, Nurul Hasan, Yasir Ali, Shadman Islam, Saif Hassan, Nayeem Hasan, Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain Tests: Momimul Haque, Taskin Ahmed, Tamim Iqbal, Khaled Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mustafizur Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Mohammad Mithun, Taijul Islam, Liton Das, Nurul Hasan, Yasir Ali, Shadman Islam, Saif Hassan, Nayeem Hasan, Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain.