Jubair in for ODIs

Bangladesh leg-spinner Jubair Hossain has been included to the ODI side after a memorable performance in the Tests.

Allrounder Nasir Hossain has been left out of the one-day squad too after being dropped from Tests.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 13-man squad for the first two ODIs against Zimbabwe on Saturday.

The series is the Tigers’ first after the BCB decided on separate captains for Tests and one-dayers. Mashrafe will lead the hosts in the shorter format.

Allrounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the one-day side after making his return in the Test. He’s been appointed as Mashrafe’s deputy in ODIs.

Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and batsman Sabbir Rahman have also been called into the side. Al-Amin Hossain who signed out in the last two Tests has been included in the one-dayers.

Six cricketers, including Nasir, who played in the last ODI series against the West Indies in the Caribbean are absent from the team.

Shamsur Rahman, who was dropped from the third Test, has also been dropped for ODIs. Spinner Abdur Razzak, pacer Taskin Ahmed and batsman Mohammed Mithun were left out while Shohag Gazi was reported for suspected illegal bowling action after the Caribbean tour in last August.

The first two ODIs of the five-match series is scheduled for Oct 21 and 23 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium in Chittagong.

Bangladesh squad:

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (cpt), Shakib Al Hasan (v.cpt), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqr Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah Riyad, Sabbir Rahman, Imrul Kayes, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Jubair Hossain.