Three captains sacked

Published November 20, 2001

CHITTAGONG, Nov 19: Bangladesh have axed captain Naimur Rahman as well as former skippers Akram Khan and Aminul Islam for their one-day squad after their Test series defeat against Zimbabwe.

The trio have been replaced by batsmen Tushar Imram and Sanwar Hossain and spinner Fahim Muntasir for the three-match series against the touring side.

Wicketkeeper Khaled Masud will lead the side for the first one-dayer in Chittagong on Thursday.

Bangladesh lost the Test series 1-0 after going down in the second Test by eight wickets on Monday.

Chief selector Mainul Huq warned of possible further changes in the remaining two one-dayers, in Dhaka on Sunday and Monday.

“Everything depends on the outcome of the first match in Chittagong,” he told reporters. Zimbabwe have lost their last 16 one-day internationals in a row.

Bangladesh squad:

Khaled Masud (captain), Mohammad Ashraful, Al-Shahriar, Tushar Imran, Habibul Bashar, Sanwar Hossain, Khaled Mahmud, Mohammad Rafique, Fahim Muntasir, Mashrafee bin Mortuza, Monjurul Islam, Mohammad Sharif, Javed Omar, Enamul Hoque.—Reuters

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