Shafiul Islam suggested in Bangladesh Champions Trophy squad

Shafiul's most recent ODI appearance came last year in October

Shafiul Islam, who last played a One-Day International in October a year ago, has been reviewed to the Bangladesh 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy, the Bangladesh Cricket Board reported on Thursday (April 20). The selectors have chosen to drop Nurul Hasan, Subashis Roy, Shuvagata Hom, who were a piece of the Sri Lanka visit prior this month. Shafiul had endured a hamstring harm amid the Bangladesh Premier League and was sidelined accordingly. The selectors, be that as it may, have chosen to keep Nurul and Roy as reinforcement if there should arise an occurrence of damage. The team will prepare with the squad in Sussex and will likewise partake in the tri-arrangement in Ireland. 

Mashrafe Mortaza will lead the side while Mushfiqur Rahim, not surprisingly, will be his appointee. Nasir Hossain, in the wake of demonstrating some great shape with the bat, too finds a place in the squad for the tri-arrangement. Bangladesh will prepare from April 26 to May 6 preceding flying out to Ireland for the tri-arrangement including New Zealand also. Shakib al Hasan, however, will join the preparation squad just on May 4 and will keep on being accessible for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League until then.

Mehedi Hasan, the youthful offspinner who made his ODI make a big appearance in Sri Lanka, too has been held in the squad for the Champions Trophy that additionally incorporates youthful weapons like Mosaddek Hossain and Sunzamul Islam. Sunzamul, the left-arm spinner, is yet to make his global introduction and has played 57 top of the line diversions and 62 List A recreations. He has 79 List A wickets in his pack at a normal of 26.65 and has collected 212 top notch wickets at a normal of 28.54.

Bangladesh begin their crusade against England on June 1 preceding going up against Australia and New Zealand on June 5 and 9 individually.

Champions Trophy squad: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Sunzamul Islam, Mehedi Hasan, Shafiul Islam.

Squad for Ireland tri-series: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Subashis Roy, Sunzamul Islam, Nurul Hasan, Mehedi Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Shafiul Islam.