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Ashraful, Junaed recalled for Zimbabwe tour

Friday, 1 June 2012


Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Thursday announced a 15-member national cricket team for the next month's tour of Zimbabwe recalling former national skipper cum batsman Mohammad Ashraful and opening batsman Junaed Siddique, reports UNB.
The BCB also called-up two uncapped pacers Ziaur Rahman and Abul Hasan in the Bangladesh squad for the unofficial T20 tri-series involving Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Anamul Haque has been included in the final squad as additional wicketkeeper along with Farhad Reza while left-handed opening batsman Imrul Kayes has been kept as standby.
Wicket keeper cum batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has been retained as captain and Mahmudullah Riyad as vice captain.
Bangladesh squad: Mushfiqur Rahim (Captain), Mahmudullah (Vice-Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Junaed Siddique, Anamul Haque, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Mohammad Elias, Mashrafe bin Mortaza, Farhad Reza, Nazmul Hossain, Ziaur Rahman and Abul Hasan.
Standbys: Imrul Kayes, Jahurul Islam, Naeem Islam and Al Amin.