BCB announces squads for SL series, Shakib excluded  

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squads on Tuesday for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, starting next month.

Ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has been left out of squads for Sri Lanka series.

Veteran Mahmudullah Riyad has however found his place in both of the formats.   Offspinner Aliss Al Islam who has been included in the T20 squad in the only new face.

Shakib Al Hasan has been suffering from a vision problem caused by an issue with the retina of his left eye.

The premier allrounder however couldn't confirm his availability during the Sri Lanka series, something which was the chief reason to exclude him.

A day ago, BCB announced Najmul Hossain Shanto as the captain for the side's all formats, replacing Shakib.

T20 Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Liton Das, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Md Naim Sheikh, Tawhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Mahmud Ullah, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Aliss Al Islam

ODI Squad (for 1st & 2nd ODIs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Anamul Haque Bijoy, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman

The Sri Lanks series will be Bangladesh first International assignment in this year. Sri Lanka will arrive in Bangladesh on March 1 for three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests.

The series starts with three T20Is-which will be held on March 4, 6 and 9 at the Sylher International Cricket Stadium. The ODI series will be held at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on March 13, 15 and 18.