Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced a 15-member provisional squad for next month's Champions Trophy, excluding batter Liton Das.
BCB also confirmed that Shakib can only play as a batter, but the selectors decided to keep him out.
It will be Nahid Rana's first-ever ICC tournament, while Litton paid for his long-running lacklustre form. His last fifty came against India in the 2023 ODI World Cup. He scored a highest of 6 runs in his last seven innings.
The Champions Trophy will be played in Pakistan and UAE from February 19 to March 9.
In their first match, Bangladesh will take on India on February 20th in Dubai. In the second match, Bangladesh will face New Zealand in Rawalpindi on February 24, and in the third and final match in the group stage, Bangladesh will lock horns with Pakistan in Rawalpindi on February 27th.
Bangladesh squad:
Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Tamim, Parvez Emon, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Sakib, Nahid Rana.
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