DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 13-member squad for the upcoming home series against Afghanistan.

This team will play the first two matches among three match-series starting from September 25.

However, the decision came on Thursday (September 22).

Earlier, BCB announced 20 members team for Afghanistan and England series including some High-Profile (HP) squad cricketers.

However, HP cricketers were kept out of the final team. Anamul Haque, Taskin Ahmed, Mosharraf Hossain and Al-Amin also failed to get place in the final squad.

The 20-man squad resumed their training on September 20 after the Eid-ul-Azha vacation.

The Final Squad: Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Taijul Islam, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain Shaikat, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman and Nasir Hossain.  

BDST: 1654 HRS, SEP 22, 2016
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