DHAKA: Bangladesh have named a 15-man squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2018 in the United Arab Emirates, which is set to commence on September 15.
Mohammad Mithun and Ariful Haque have made the squad for the biennial competition at the expense of Anamul Haque and Sabbir Rahman, who were part of Bangladesh’s last one-day international series in the Windies earlier this year.
Mithun, 28, is a top-order batsman, who has played three ODIs since his debut in 2014 and last turned out for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka at home in January. Ariful Haque, an all-rounder, is uncapped in ODIs but has played six Twenty20 Internationals, an ICC report on Thursday said. Masrafe Mortaza will lead the side and Shakib Al Hasan has been named the vice-captain. Tamim Iqbal, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib bolster their batting line-up while Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, and Mortaza are the men with experience among the bowlers.
Mehidy Hasan is the specialist spinner and Mahmudullah adds another all-round option in addition to Shakib and Ariful. (UNI)
