Bangladesh call up uncapped batsman for Zimbabwe tour

DHAKA, Jan 25 (Reuters) Bangladesh have named uncapped opening batsman Tamim Iqbal in a 15-man one-day squad for next month's Zimbabwe tour.

Bangladesh will play four one-day internationals against Zimbabwe on February. 4, 6, 9 and 10, at Harare Sports Club.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board selectors also recalled pace bowlers Tapash Baishya and Mohammad Sharif and middle order batsman Tushar Imran.

Left-arm pacer Syed Rasel and all-rounder Farhad Reza have been dropped from the squad.

Squad: Habibul Bashar (captain), Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Tushar Imran, Mohammad Ashraful, Saqibul Hasan, Mehrab Hossain jnr, Shahadat Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Sharif, Tapash Baishya, Abdur Razzak, Tamim Iqbal.

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