Date:30/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/30/stories/2008103057222000.htm

Sport - Cricket

Roqibul recalled

DHAKA: Bangladesh selectors have recalled injured middle-order batsman Roqibul Hassan and included pace bowler Nazmul Hossain in a 15-man limited-overs squad to tour South Africa next month.

Hassan, who injured his right thumb, was kept out of the just concluded home series against New Zealand to recover. He was named on Wednesday, replacing all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad, who featured in the 2-1 ODI series loss to New Zealand.

The team: Mohammad Ashraful, Mashrafee Bin Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddique, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehrab Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nayeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel, Nazmul Hossain, Mahbubul Alam, Roqibul Hassan and Imrul Kayes.