Bangladesh have retained Habibul Bashar as skipper and dropped batsman Rajin Saleh from the one-day squad to play visiting India in May.
DHAKA: Bangladesh have retained Habibul Bashar as skipper and dropped batsman Rajin Saleh from the one-day squad to play visiting India in May.
The 34-year-old Bashar, who made only 93 runs in seven innings at the World Cup, was retained as skipper because selectors felt he led the team well in the showpiece event, chief selector Faruq Ahmed said.
"The team performed well in the World Cup under Bashar. They also developed a very good team spirit and beat some of the world's big teams. So we did not think of changing the captaincy or bringing any new face into the one-day squad," he said. Bashar, who has been leading the side for more than three years, hinted that he would quit one-day cricket after the India series.
"I do not intend to play one-day matches for that long. In fact, before the World Cup I had thought of retiring from one-day cricket," Bashar said.
"But I will soon announce my decision, after discussing with the team members and the board officials," he said.
Bashar said he was happy that the selectors had kept faith in the World Cup team.
Apart from the loss of Rajin, the squad is unchanged from the World Cup side. Bangladesh unexpectedly reached the second round of the cup after a stunning win over India in the group phase.
Batsman Mohammad Ashraful, who hit 216 runs in nine matches, with a half century against South Africa, has been promoted to vice captain, replacing opener Nafees Iqbal. Nafees made only 31 runs in six matches at the World Cup.
The first two one-dayers will be played in Dhaka on May 10 and 12, while the third will be held in Chittagong on May 15. The Bangladeshi team for the two Test matches will be announced after the one-day series.
India will arrive in the country on May 7 to play their third away series against Bangladesh.
Squad: Habibul Bashar (captain), Mohammad Ashraful (vice-captain), Javed Omar, Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Syed Rasel, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Farhad Reza.
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