Rahman to lead Bangladesh on first tour

DHAKA, MARCH 19. All- rounder Naimur Rahman, who captained Bangladesh in its inaugural cricket Test against India last November, will lead the side to Zimbabwe on its first tour. Bangladesh named a squad of 15 today for the month- long tour that begins on April 7 and includes two Tests and three One-day Internationals.

Opening batsman Shahriar Hossain and medium pacer Bikash Ranjan Das have been dropped to make way for promising opener Mohammad Ashraful and medium pacer Mohammad Sharif, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said.

The squad: Naimur Rahman (captain), Khaled Mashud (vice- captain), Javed Omar Belim, Mehrab Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Bashar, Aminul Islam, Akram Khan, Al-Shahriar, Mohammad Rafique, Enamul Hoque, Hasibul Hossain, Monjurul Islam, Mohammad Sharif and Mushfiqur Rahman.

- Reuters

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