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Bangladesh drop Najmul for first 2 ODIs against Sri Lanka, Shakib returns

Najmul Hossain Shanto lost his place in Bangladesh's ODI squad for the first two matches of their three-match series against Sri Lanka. Shakib Al Hasan is the only inclusion to the side that played against New Zealand in March, which he missed through a thigh injury, reports ESPNcricinfo.

Al Amin Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Naim and Nasum Ahmed were also dropped from the New Zealand-bound squad that was picked for both the ODIs and T20Is.

Squad: Tamim Iqbal (capt), Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam