Champions Trophy 2025: Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan left out of Bangladesh squad

Bangladesh is gone Litton Das out of their squad for the Champions Trophy. The high-profile axing follows a string of low scores for the wicketkeeper-batsman in ODIs – he has failed to make a half-century in his last 13 innings dating back to the 2023 ODI World Cup, and has been dismissed. six times for single digit scores in his last seven innings.

Shakib Al Hasan the selection is also lost. This was expected as the all-rounder had been suspended from bowling in first-class cricket for an illegal action; he recently a second independent assessment failed of his action. Shakib’s exclusion from the Champions Trophy squad probably marks the end of his ODI career.

Apart from Litton and Shakib, Bangladesh have also left out Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is among several returnees in the squad, along with Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy and Mustafizur Rahman. Shanto missed the West Indies tour in November last year due to a hamstring injury.

Bangladesh chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain said of Litton’s exclusion: “Litton is out of form. He is coming out in a similar pattern. He cannot capitalize on the powerplay in the white-ball format. He cannot last a la The opposition analysts have too much success against Litton, but there is not much confidence.

“We have considered Litton’s past performances, especially his recent past efforts. It was difficult to have confidence in Litton when he couldn’t score runs. in the West Indies where the rest of the batsmen took us to big totals. We will play good batting wickets in Rawalpindi. New Zealand lost there despite scoring 336so we have to take in-form top-order batsmen.”

Ashraf said they want Litton to take steps to return to form. “Soumia [Sarkar] i [Tanzid Hasan] Tamim is more likely to open the innings, so Litton is unlikely to get a place in the XI. However, there is no doubting its class. I think we can get him out of his form slump pretty well. We have experts to work with him during this time.”

Bangladesh selection for the Champions Trophy

Najmul Hossain Shanto (cap), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain, Nasum Ahmed Nahid, Tanzim Rana.

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