Bangladesh name World Cup squad

DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) Former captain Khaled Mashud has been left out of Bangladesh's 15-man squad for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.

Opener Mehrab Hossain jnr, batsman Tushar Imran and pacer Mohammad Sharif were also dropped while Javed Omar, Rajin Saleh and left-arm pacer Syed Rasel were recalled.

Squad: Habibul Bashar (captain), Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shahadat Hossain, Tapash Baishya, Syed Rasel, Rajin Saleh, Javed Omar.

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