Batsman Zakir Hasan has been ruled out of the three-match one-day international series against Ireland which starts in Sylhet Saturday.
The 25-year old left-hander suffered a thumb injury during training at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Thursday.
National team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said, “Zakir injured his left thumb while batting in the nets. An X-ray has shown a minor undisplaced fracture which could take around two weeks to recover from. Unfortunately, this means he will not be available for the ODI series.”
Right-handed batsman Rony Talukdar has been named as Zakir's replacement in the ODI squad named for the first two matches of the series.
Squad (1st, 2nd ODI)
Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Towhid Hridoy, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Rony Talukdar