Towhid included in ODI squad, Tamim returns

Towhid Hridoy gets a call in the national squad for the first time as Bangladesh Cricket Board announced 14-man squad for first two one-day internationals against England scheduled to take place early next month.

Bangladesh will also get the services of their regular ODI captain Tamim Iqbal as he is set to return in the international arena with the series. The left-handed batter last played for Bangladesh in the series against Zimbabwe last year and missed the three-match ODI against India.

The 22-year-old Towhid enjoyed an outstanding form in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League as the right-handed batter scored 403 runs in 12 matches at an average of 40.30 with the strike rate of 141.40.

Anamul Haque, Nurul Hasan, Nasum Ahmed and Yasir Ali who were in the ODI squad against India in the three-match series, the last one Bangladesh played in December 2022.

The first ODI against England will take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on 1 March while the next match will take place in the same venue on 3 March. The final match will be staged at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong on 6 March.

Squad: Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Liton Kumer Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mahmud Ullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Taijul Islam, Towhid Hridoy.