Liton Das, who has been struggling with his form in ODIs, has been dropped from the 15-man squad for the third ODI against Sri Lanka and Jaker Ali Anik has been named as his replacement.
Liton got dismissed for ducks in the first and second ODI against Sri Lanka. With the series squared up at 1-1 following Sri Lanka’s three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second ODI yesterday, the selectors have decided to drop Liton and add Jaker to give the team more options in the middle-order, said chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain.
Jaker is yet to make his ODI debut for Bangladesh. The 26-year-old made an impressive start to his international career in the preceding T20I series against Sri Lanka, which the hosts lost 2-1.
SQUAD FOR 3rd ODI
Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Anamul Haque Bijoy, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hassan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Jaker Ali Anik
