Litton Das to lead Bangladesh in ODI series against India as Tamim Iqbal gets injured

Das,
who
is
part
of
the
leadership
group
and
Test
vice-captain,
has
been
preferred
by
the
Bangladesh
Cricket
Board
although
the
team’s
No.1
player

Shakib
Al
Hasan
is
also
present
in
the
squad.

Iqbal,
the
left-handed
batter,
who
is
Bangladesh’s
highest
run-scorer
in
ODIs,
suffered
a
groin
strain
in
training
on
Wednesday.

India
vs
Bangladesh:
Bangla
captain
Tamim
Iqbal
ruled
out
of
ODIs;
doubtful
for
Test
series

National
Team
physio
Islam
Khan
said:
“Tamim
has
a
grade
1
strain
on
the
right
groin
which
has
been
confirmed
following
an
MRI.
We
will
maintain
a
conservative
treatment
protocol
for
him
for
two
weeks
after
which
his
rehab
will
begin.
Unfortunately,
this
means
he
will
not
be
available
for
the
ODI
series
and
is
also
doubtful
for
the
Test
series.”

The
28-year-old
Das
has
established
himself
as
one
of
the
most
dependable
players
for
Bangladesh
across
formats
since
his
debut
in
2015.
However,
he
has
never
got
a
chance
to
lead
in
the
50-over
format
or
Tests.
His
only
experience
of
leading
Bangladesh
on
the
international
stage
was
during
a
T20I
against
New
Zealand
last
year.

“Liton
is
one
of
the
more
experienced
players
in
the
side
and
has
demonstrated
leadership
qualities.
He
has
a
sharp
cricketing
mind
and
reads
the
game
well,”
BCB
cricket
operations
chief
Jalal
Yunus
said
in
a
statement.

Meanwhile,
fast
bowler
Taskin
Ahmed
is
recovering
from
discogenic
back
pain
and
according
to
the
physio,
will
be
rested
for
the
first
ODI.
The
National
Selection
Panel
has
included
left-arm
pacer
Shoriful
Islam
in
the
side
as
cover
for
Taskin.

Bangladesh
ODI
Squad
vs
India

Litton
Kumer
Das
(Captain),
Anamul
Hague
Bijoy,
Shakib
Al
Hasan,
Mushfiqur
Rahim,
Afif
Hossain,
Yasir
All
Chowdhury,
Mehidy
Hasan
Miraz,
Mustafizur
Rahman,
Taskin
Ahmed,
Hasan
Mahmud,
Ebadot
Hossain
Chowdhury,
Nasum
Ahmed,
Mahmud
Ullah,
Najmul
Hossain
Shanto,
Quazi
Nurul
Hasan
Sohan,
Shoriful
Islam.

India
ODI
Squad
vs
Bangladesh

Rohit
Sharma
(Captain),
Shikhar
Dhawan,
Virat
Kohli,
Rajat
Patidar,
Shreyas
Iyer,
Rahul
Tripathi,
Washington
Sundar,
Axar
Patel,
Shahbaz
Ahmed,
KL
Rahul,
Rishabh
Pant,
Ishan
Kishan,
Shardul
Thakur,
Mohammed
Shami,
Mohammed
Siraj,
Deepak
Chahar,
Kuldeep
Sen.