Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das has been ruled out of the Asia Cup due to a viral fever. Bangladesh are set to play their opening match against hosts Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Thursday.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s National Selection Panel has named 30-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Anamul Haque Bijoy as his replacement, who is due to join the squad in Sri Lanka.
“He (Anamul) has been in the runs in domestic cricket and we have continued to monitor him in the Bangladesh Tigers programme. He was always in our consideration,” said Minhajul Abedin, Chairman of the National Selection Panel.
“Due to Litton’s unavailability, we needed a top-order batter who could keep wicket and Anamul got the nod.”
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Anamul Haque has played 44 ODIs and has made an ODI appearance in December last year in a home series against India.
Earlier, seamer Ebadot Hossain was ruled out of the Asia Cup due to a knee injury incurred during the ODI series against Afghanistan last month. Former skipper Tamim Iqbal stepped down from ODI captaincy duty after a recurring back injury ruled him out of the tournament.
Updated Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Shamim Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Anamul Haque Bijoy
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