Tigers recall Mushfiqur and Mehrab

Mushfiqur Rahim displaces Dhiman Ghosh with the gloves © Getty Images

Bangladesh have handed recalls to wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim and batsman Mehrab Hossain jnr for next month’s one-day series with India and Pakistan.

Uncapped pace bowler Dolar Mahmud has also been included in a 14-man squad for the triangular competition which the Tigers begin against Pakistan in Dhaka on June 8.

Middle-order batsman Shakib Al Hasan has been left out so he can attend academic examinations while fast bowler Syed Rasel is sidelined through injury.

The Bangladesh tri-series precedes the Asia Cup held in June and July.

Bangladesh squad: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza, Mahmud Ullah (Riadh), Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Abdur Razzak, Farhad Reza, Shahriar Nafees, Nazim Uddin, Roqibul Hassan, Shahadat Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Mehrab Hossain Jnr, Dolar Mahmud.