Litton Das Returns as Bangladesh Revamp ODI Squad

Five Changes Announced for Sri Lanka ODIs

Bangladesh have revamped their ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka, with Litton Das making a comeback. The changes come following the retirements of senior players Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim, who ended their ODI careers after the team’s early exit from the Champions Trophy.

Litton’s Recall Driven by Leadership and Potential

Chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain explained Litton’s inclusion, noting that his recent appointment as Bangladesh’s T20I captain played a key role in the decision.

β€œπ‘³π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’ 𝑫𝒂𝒔 π’˜π’‚π’” π’Šπ’ 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓,” 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒂𝒇 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’…. β€œπ‘―π’† π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻20 π’„π’‚π’‘π’•π’‚π’Šπ’, 𝒔𝒐 π’˜π’† 𝒄𝒂𝒏 π’„π’π’π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’“ π’‰π’Šπ’Ž π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝑻20 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 π‘ͺ𝒖𝒑. 𝑰𝒇 π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’π’π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 π’‡π’π’“π’Ž, π’Šπ’• π’Šπ’” 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒂 π’π’π’π’ˆ π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’Šπ’…π’…π’π’†.”

Despite a poor runβ€”only 35 runs in eight ODIs across recent toursβ€”selectors are hopeful that extended time at the crease will help Litton regain his rhythm and confidence.

Other Inclusions and Exclusions

Bangladesh have also brought back Mohammad Naim, Shamim Hossain, Tanvir Islam, and Hasan Mahmud. Among those dropped are Soumya Sarkar and Nasum Ahmed.

β€œπ‘΅π’‚π’Šπ’Ž 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒕 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’‚π’Žπ’† π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’π’”π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’•π’†-𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔,” 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒂𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅. β€œπ‘―π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 π’˜π’†π’π’ π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘«π’‰π’‚π’Œπ’‚ π‘·π’“π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’†π’“ π‘³π’†π’‚π’ˆπ’–π’†.”

Soumya Sarkar’s exclusion was attributed to recurring injuries.

β€œπ‘―π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝑨π‘ͺ𝑳 π’Šπ’π’‹π’–π’“π’š, 𝒂 π’‡π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’†π’“ π’Šπ’”π’”π’–π’† π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕 π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’†π’”, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’Œ π’”π’‘π’‚π’”π’Ž. 𝑾𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’π’• π’‰π’Šπ’Ž 𝒕𝒐 π’‡π’–π’π’π’š 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒔,” 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒂𝒇 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.

Managing Pace Bowlers’ Workload

The selectors have included five pace bowlers in the squad, mindful of fitness concerns around Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, and Nahid Rana.

β€œπ‘Ύπ’† 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’†π’π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ π’π’‘π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Žπ’‚π’π’‚π’ˆπ’† π’˜π’π’“π’Œπ’π’π’‚π’…π’”,” 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒂𝒇 π’„π’π’π’‡π’Šπ’“π’Žπ’†π’….

Match Schedule

The three ODIs will take place on:

  • July 2 and 5 at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
  • July 8 at Pallekele

Bangladesh ODI Squad vs Sri Lanka

Mehidy Hasan Miraz (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mohammad Naim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Litton Das, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud

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