Uncapped left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Kumar are the new names drafted in the 14-man Bangladesh one-day international squad for the three-match series against India starting on June 18.
19-year old Mustafizur was impressive with his left-arm swing on his Twenty20 debut against Pakistan as he returned with figures of 2-20 off four overs. Abul Hasan Raju can call himself unlucky once again as Mustafizur replaced the pace bowling all-rounder who hardly made any impact after his recall in the Pakistan series last month. Hasan played just one ODI in the Pakistan series, that too because Mashrafe bin Mortaza was suspended. He gave away 42 runs in five overs. Since then, Hasan, also a part of the current Test squad, has not been considered for playing the XI.
Liton, on the other hand, became lucky as he replaced the injured Mahmudullah in the line-up. An aggressive top-order batsman, Liton made his Test debut in the ongoing match against India.
Rony Talukder, who is yet to make his international debut, retained his place in the squad as Anamul Haque, who claims to be fully fit from the shoulder injury he suffered during Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign, was overlooked once again.