Bangladeshi’s ODI skipper Mashrafe Mortaza to reconsider his T20 retirement, all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named captain for the tri-series that also involves Sri Lanka and India starting on March 6th in Sri Lanka. Bangladesh T20Is skipper Shakib's inclusion comes with a rider though, the BCB medical board has made it clear that he won't be available for the opening two games of the tournament as he is still struggling with a sore finger.
With the uncertainty surrounding Shakib and Mashrafe's unwillingness to come back, the team announcement got delayed. Shakib sustained an injury to his left hand during the tri-nation ODI series final in January and later had to receive stitches. The 30-year-old, who was named the Test and T20I skipper of the national team for the Sri Lanka series in February, was subsequently ruled out of the two-match Test series with Mahmudullah leading in his place.
Shakib Al Hasan missed the following 2-match T20 series as well, preferring to rest so that he could be available for the Nidahas Trophy. Mahmudullah led the T20I side as well.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed, Imrul Kayes, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Islam, Abu Hider Rony
