Hussain replaces injured Mortaza for ODI's

November 04, 2003 09:00 IST

Bangladesh have replaced injured strike bowler Mashrafe Mortaza with medium-pacer Anwar Hussain for a three-match one-day international series against England starting in Chittagong on Friday.

The 20-year-old Mortaza was ruled out for five weeks after injuring his right knee last week during the second Test, which England won by 329 runs to clinch the series 2-0.

All-rounder Khaled Mahmud was retained as skipper of the 13-member

squad named by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday.

Squad:

Khaled Mahmud (captain),
Habibul Bashar,
Khaled Mashud (wicketkeeper),
Hannan Sarkar,
Rajin Saleh,
Alok Kapali,
Mushfiqur Rahman,
Mohammad Rafique,
Tapash Baishya,
Mohammad Moniruzzaman,
Anwar Hussain,
Mohammad Jamaluddin,
Nafees Iqbal.

Source: REUTERS
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