DHAKA, April 1 (Reuters) – Captain Mohammad Ashraful lost
his annual deal on Sunday as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
cut their list of contracted players from 18 to 15.
Ashraful, who was not involved in last month’s 50-over Asia
Cup campaign, Syed Rasel, Junaid Siddique, Raqibul Hasan,
Shahadat Hossain, Naeem Islam and Suhrawadi Shuvo were omitted
from the new list announced by the BCB.
Of the seven players missing out, Shahadat was the only one
who played in the Asia Cup.
All-rounder Nasir Hossain, batsmen Nazimuddin and Shuvagata
Hom and left-arm spinner Elias Sunny are the fresh faces to
receive anuual contracts.
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by two runs in the Asia Cup final
in Dhaka on March 22.
The list of contracted players are: Shakib Al Hasan,
Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza,
Mahmudullah, Imrul Kayes, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul
Hossain, Nasir Hossain, Jahurul Islam, Nazimuddin, Shuvagata
Hom, Elias Sunny.
(Reporting by Azad Majumder, editing by Tony Jimenez)
