The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 has approved Imrul Kayes as a replacement player for Anamul Haque Bijoy in Bangladesh squad for the tournament, said ICC media release Friday.
The 28-year-old Imrul Kayes played 53 ODIs in which he scored 1,390 runs at an average of 26.73 with one century and 10 half-centuries. His last ODI for Bangladesh was against Zimbabwe in November 2014, reports UNB.
Earlier on Thursday night, Imrul Kayes left for Adelaide, Australia, to join the Bangladesh team.
Anamul suffered a shoulder injury during Bangladesh's six-wicket victory over Scotland in Nelson, New Zealand Thursday and had been ruled out of the tournament.
Bangladesh is in Pool-A of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 along with co-hosts Australia and New Zealand as well as England, Sri Lanka and associates Afghanistan and Scotland.
ICC approves Imrul Kayes replacement
FE Team | Published: March 07, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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