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Bangladesh drops former captains from World Cup squad
AFP - 31 December 2002

DHAKA, Dec 31 AFP - Bangladesh opted for youth, dropping three former captains as it announced a 15-man squad for the cricket World Cup to be held in southern Africa from February 8 to March 23.

Khaled Mashud was retained as captain while former skippers Aminul Islam, Akram Khan and Naimur Rahman were not picked in the squad announced by chief selector Aliul Islam today.

Masrafe Bin Mortaza, a young and promising pacer, was recalled for the first time since suffering a shoulder injury on the New Zealand tour about a year ago.

Squad:

Khaled Mashud (captain), Habibul Bashar, Al-Shahriar, Ehsanul Hoque, Sanwar Hossain, Khaled Mahmud, Monjurul Islam, Mohammad Rafique, Hannan Sarker, Mohammad Ashraful, Tushar Imran, Tapas Baishya, Alok Kapali, Masrafe Bin Mortaza, Talha Jubair.

© 2002 AAP NewsWire


Teams Australia.
Players/Umpires Khaled Mashud, Akram Khan, Naimur Rahman, Habibul Bashar, Shahriar Hossain, Ehsanul Haque, Sanwar Hossain, Khaled Mahmud, Hannan Sarker, Ashraful Islam, Tapash Baisya, Alok Kapali, Talha Jubair.

This report does not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Cricket Board.