Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh allrounder, has not been included in the 15-man squad for the World Cup. Mortaza had injured his right knee while playing club cricket in Dhaka in December and was striving to recover in time for the tournament. He had begun bowling off a short run-up during net sessions in the last few days but the selectors decided against including him in the campaign. Shakib Al Hasan was named captain of the squad and Tamim Iqbal will be his deputy.
The declaration was made at Mirpur’s Grameenphone-BCB Academy Complex around 2pm on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said Mashrafe bin Mortuza, popularly known as the Narail Express, had not been included in the team because he was not hundred percent fit yet.
Bangladesh will play the tournament opener against India in Dhaka on February 19 after which they play their remaining group games at home.
The squad: Shakib Al Hasan(captain), Tamim Iqbal (vice-captain), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Md Ashraful, Imrul Kayes, Shahriar Nafees, Juaneed Siddiqui, Roquibul Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Suhrawardi Shuvo, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain and Rubel Hossain.
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