DHAKA : Bangladesh dropped former captain Mohammad Ashraful and recalled
all-rounder Farhad Reza on Friday for the limited overs series against
Pakistan beginning next week. Vice-captain Mahmudulla also returned to
the side, having missed the home series against West Indies through
illness and injuries, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said in a statement.
Reza, who last played for Bangladesh in 2008 before joining the rebel
Indian Cricket League, has been rewarded for his performance with
Bangladesh A team in the ongoing West Indies tour. Pakistan will arrive
in Bangladesh on Saturday to play a Twenty20 International on Nov. 29,
followed by three one-day internationals and two tests. Bangladesh squad:Mushfiqur
Rahim (captain), Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Shakib Al
Hasan, Alok Kapali, Naeem Islam, Nasir Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Nazmul
Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Elias Sunny, Farhad Reza,
Shahriar Nafees. reuters
