Bangladesh axe Tapash and Nazmul for Kenya one-dayers

Friday, March 10, 2006, 19:10 [IST]

DHAKA, March 10 (Reuters) Bangladesh have dropped pacemen Tapash Baisya and Nazmul Hossain from a 14-man one-day squad to host Kenya this month, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said.

Shahadat Hossain has been called up for the first time for a one-dayer after playing five tests.

Bangladesh and Kenya will play four one-dayers from March 17 to March 25.

Squad: Habibul Bashar (captain), Khaled Mashud, Javed Omar, Mohammad Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed, Rajin Saleh, Alok Kapali, Shahriar Nafees, Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Manjural Islam, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain.

Schedule: March 17: First one-dayer, Bogra March 20: Second one-dayer, Khulna March 23: Third one-dayer, Narayanganj March 25: Fourth one-dayer, Narayanganj REUTERS AY RK1829

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