The selectors excluded Litton Das from the 15-man Bangladesh team for the Champions Trophy, which will take place in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates next month. Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, and Mustafizur Rahman, who missed last month’s 3-0 ODI series loss to the West Indies, are back in the team.
Gazi Ashraf Hossain, the top selector for Bangladesh, admitted that they were worried about Litton’s subpar performance as a ‘keeper-batter in December, leading to his exclusion. In three ODIs in the Caribbean, Litton has only managed to score six runs.

Following his replacement in the last bilateral series by Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Najmul will captain the team in the competition. The former has fully recovered from an injury to his groin sustained in November. In time for the event, Rahim and Hridoy also make their injury comebacks. While the latter, like his captain, has recovered from a groin ailment, the veteran returns to the team after recuperating from a finger injury.
During the three ODIs against the West Indies, the three of them took just two wickets apiece.
With youthful speedsters Nahid Rana, Tanzim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, and Rahman, the Bangladesh team’s pace assault strikes a mix between youth and experience. Mehidy, Nasum Ahmed, and legspinner Rishad Hossain will spearhead the spin assault. Mahmudullah and Soumya Sarkar, veterans in the batting department, have strengthened the lineup with the return of Rahim and Najmul. The remaining batters are Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan.
After the all-rounder failed a bowling reassessment test in Chennai last month, the team dashed all prospects of Shakib al Hasan rejoining. Tamim Iqbal’s retirement from international cricket last week also put an end to further rumors about his potential inclusion in the team.
“Litton is not playing well. He has a very similar habit of leaving. He was unable to take advantage of the PowerPlay because he was not occupying the crease. Even though we gave him a chance, we don’t trust him.
Gazi Ashraf Hossain, the top selector for Bangladesh, said that they considered experienced all-rounder Shakib, but they could not include him in the team as a pure batter. He went on to say that Litton was disqualified because of his recent run of subpar performances and inability to utilize the PowerPlay.
“There is problem with his [Shakib] bowling action as it is negative,” Ashraf stated. “He is the only person we have considered.”
“Litton is not playing well. He has a very similar habit of leaving. He was unable to take advantage of the PowerPlay because he was not occupying the crease. Even though we gave him a chance, we don’t trust him.
Gazi Ashraf Hossain, the top selector for Bangladesh, said that experienced all-rounder Shakib was taken into consideration but was unable to be included in the team as a pure batter. He went on to say that Litton was disqualified because of his recent run of subpar performances and inability to utilize the PowerPlay.
“There is problem with his [Shakib] bowling action as it is negative,” Ashraf stated. “He is the only person we have considered.”
Squad: Najmul Hossain (c), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Jaker Ali Anik, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
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