Bangladesh have axed opener Shahriar Nafees to accommodate Junaid Siddiqui in a 15-man one-day squad to tour New Zealand from next month.
Bangladesh will play three one-day internationals and two Tests during the December-January tour. The Test squad will be announced later, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Monday.
Left-hand batsman Siddiqui was named man of the match in a Twenty20 World Cup game against Pakistan in South Africa in September.
Spinner Mahmudullah was replaced by pace bowler Nazmul Hossain, who is making a comeback after a long absence.
Itinerary:
Dec. 26: First ODI (D/N), Eden Park, Auckland
Dec. 28: Second ODI, McLean Park, Napier
Dec. 31: Third ODI, Queenstown Events Centre
Jan. 4-8: First Test, University Oval, Dunedin
Jan. 12-16: Second Test, Basin Reserve, Wellington.
Squad: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza, Javed Omar, Tushar Imran, Abdur Razzak, Saqibul Hasan, Syed Rasel, Aftab Ahmed, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain, Junaid Siddiqui, Farhad Reza, Mehrab Hossain jnr, Tamim Iqbal, Nazmul Hossain.
