Ankon earns maiden call-up for Windies ODI series

Wicket-keeper batter Mahidul Islam Ankon got a call-up for the first time in ODI format as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday, October 16, announced the squad for the three-match series against West Indies.

There are two changes to the squad from the one that had played against Afghanistan recently. 

Opener Naim Sheikh and fast bowler Nahid Rana have been left out. Both of them featured in the third ODI against Afghanistan but failed to do anything worthy.

Apart from Ankon, experienced batsman Soumya Sarkar was the other one who returns to the ODI team having played his last match in February this year. 

Bangladesh have tasted a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of Afghanistan in the recent ODI series, taking the tally of defeat to 11 out of last 12 matches in this format.

Bangladesh Squad: Mehidy Hassan Miraz (Captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumay Sarker, Mohammed Saif Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Patwari, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud.

Source: BSS