Bangladesh used to be dealt an important misspen at the opening pace of the Asia Cup 2023, as celebrity wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das has been dominated out for all of the period of the match. Litton has been dominated out of the 2023 Asia Cup nearest he used to be not able to get better from a viral fever. He didn’t progress to Sri Lanka for Bangladesh’s opening fit in Pallekele.
“The National Selection Panel of BCB has named 30-year-old fellow right-hander Anamul Haque Bijoy as Litton’s replacement,” the Bangladesh Cricket Board mentioned in an professional commentary.
Anamul Haque has performed 44 ODIs and has scored 1254 runs which come with 3 loads. His extreme ODI look for Bangladesh used to be in December extreme pace in opposition to Bharat. He’s because of set in in Sri Lanka to tie the Bangladesh staff upcoming on Wednesday.
The Chairman of the Nationwide Variety Panel, Minhajul Abedin, commented on changing Das with a like-to-like alternative: “He (Anamul) has been a number of the runs in home cricket and we’ve persevered to observe him within the Bangladesh Tigers programme. He used to be all the time in our attention.”
“Due to Litton’s unavailability, we needed a top-order batter who could keep wicket and Anamul got the nod” the BCB said.
Bangladesh will begin their Asia Cup campaign against tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka on Thursday in Pallekele, Kandy.
Squad:Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Shamim Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Anamul Haque Bijoy.
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