Bangladesh drop Musfiqur for first Test

January 03, 2005 15:13 IST

Medium pace bowler Mushfiqur Rahman has been dropped from the Bangladesh squad for the first Test against Zimbabwe, which starts on Thursday in Chittagong.

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board retained all the other players who had played in the recent series against India when it announced a 13-man squad on Monday.

"Left-arm Enamul Haque has been recalled to replace Mushfiqur as we need to strengthen spin attack," chief selector Faruq Ahmed told reporters.

Bangladesh will play two Tests and five one-day internationals against Zimbabwe.

Squad: Habibul Bashar (captain), Khaled Mashud, Rajin Saleh, Nafis Iqbal, Javed Omar, Mohammad Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Tapash Baisya, Talha Jubair, Enamul Haque Junior, Manjural Islam Rana.

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