Four new faces in ODI squad

Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Abu Jayed, who were named in Bangladesh's Test squad for the tour of West Indies, were among the four new faces in the one day side along with Abu Hider and Nazmul Islam. Selectors announced the 16-member squad, which includes injured pacer Mustafizur Rahman, for the three-match ODI series in the Caribbean yesterday.

Mosaddek Hossain, who played his last ODI during the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017, was also named in the side alongside wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das.

Anamul Haque, another wicketkeeper-batsman who was part of the previous one day squad for the tri-nation series at home earlier this year, was retained.

Imrul Kayes, Sunzamul Islam, Abul Hasan, Mohammad Mithun and injured cricketers Nasir Hossain and Mohammad Saifuddin, all part of the previous one day squad, were excluded this time around.

According to chief selector Minhajul Abedin, the recent performances of the newcomers prompted the changes.

"Nazmul Hossain has been a prolific run-scorer in the domestic circuit recently so we decided to include him in the one day side after picking him in the Test squad. We have also included left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam along with pacers Abu Hider and Abu Jayed who were part of our plan after their performances in the T20I format," Minhajul told The Daily Star yesterday.

"Those that were dropped were mostly because of performance. We have also included Mustafizur in the one day side. However we are still not sure whether he will be able to play from the first ODI which is the reason we have named a 16 member squad," Minhajul added.

The first two ODI matches will be played in Guyana on July 22 and 25 while the third and final game is scheduled at Saint Kitts for July 28.

The members of the ODI side who are not part of the Test side are scheduled to fly to the Caribbean alongside skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on July 14.

SQUAD: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (captain), Shakib Al Hasan (vice captain), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Hossain, Mehedi Hassan Miraz, Nazmul Islam Apu, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Hider Roni, Abu Jayed.