Three cricketers recalled to squad for NZ tour, new face Nasum

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced a 20-member squad for the upcoming one-day international and Twenty20 series against New Zealand. 

Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed, who had earlier was included to the squad for the T20 series against Zimbabwe but did not make his debut, was handed back his spot in the squad.

Al Amin Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain and Naim Sheikh have been recalled to the squad. They were not in the last ODI series against West Indies.

Shakib Al Hasan has taken leave from this series to be by the side of his pregnant wife.  Besides, Taijul Islam has been left out of the squad though he was in the last ODI series against the West Indies.

Bangladesh will play three ODIs matches against New Zealand and as many T20Is from March 20 to April 1. Tigers will leave Dhaka on February 23.

Bangladesh squad: Tamim Iqbal, Mosaddek Hossain, Najmul Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Md Mithun, Liton Das,  Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Naim Sheikh, Taskin Ahmed, Al Amin Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud,  Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rubel Hossain, Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed.