Squad for SL tour named
Sports Reporter
Mahmudullah Riyad was the only fresh inclusion in Bangladesh's squad to tour Sri Lanka in June-July for three Tests and as many one-day internationals.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday named a 15-member Test squad and five additional players who would join the one-day series. The 21-year old off-spinning all-rounder Riyad, who hails from Mymensingh, was included in the additional list along with Aftab Ahmed, Tamim Iqbal, Tushar Imran and Forhad Reza, who will join the team in the island on completion of the Test series. The selectors, however, will wait till the Test series to decide who would return. Former captain Habibul Bashar, who stepped down as one-day captain but wished to continue as a player, retained his place in the Test side. Two changes have been made from the previous Test squad against India with middle-order batsman Tushar and left-arm spinner Enamul Haque dropped to make way for wicket-keeper cum batsman Mushfiqur Rahim and Abdur Razzak. The Tigers, under new captain Mohammad Ashraful, will leave Dhaka on June 17 for Colombo for a 39-day trip. Bangladesh will open their tour with a three-day warm-up game against a local selection from June 20 before the first Test (June 25-29).
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