Shoaib had pulled out two days earlier as he failed to recover sufficiently from a knee injury.

But the question is whether it will be a risk for Bangladesh to allow this inspirational cricketer to play the tournament considering that he has been complaining of back pain frequently. Adding to the injury, there is another tough tour in Sri Lanka ahead.

Bangladesh cricket team is scheduled to fly to Colombo on June 17 to play three Tests and as many one-day internationals.

"Injury is a big concern for Mashrafe but what we believe is that it is an honour to represent a country in such a competition. We will talk with physio before releasing him for the tournament," said chief selector Faruque Ahmed.

Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar was also in favour Mashrafe playing in the tournament.

"If the physio gives him the green single, he should play. I think he did not have enough cricket in his career due to injury and should take every opportunity," opined Bashar.

Mortaza is the second Bangladesh player to make it to the one-day international squad after the inclusion of veteran left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique. Mortaza is also a part of the Asian Twenty20 international squad for the one-off match on June 5 in Bangalore.

He was the man-of-the-match in the first Test against India in Chittagong for his first-innings 79 and four-wicket haul.

The three-match ODI series gets underway on June 6 in Bangalore, followed by the next two games in Chennai on June 9 and 10 respectively.