Tigers name uncapped trio

Rahim and Rasel recalled for New Zealand one-dayers

Last updated: 6th October 2008

Tigers name uncapped trio

Naeem Islam: ODI chance

We hope we can win at least one match in the series.

Rafiqul Alam
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Bangladesh have included three newcomers in a 14-man squad for the one-day series against New Zealand.

Opener Imrul Kayes, middle-order batsman Naeem Islam and paceman Mahbubul Alam Robin all earn their first call ups.

"Kayes and Naeem are talented young batsmen while Robin has proved his worth as a medium-fast bowler. We have high hopes on them," chief selector Rafiqul Alam told AFP.

Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim and fit-again seamer Syed Rasel have both been recalled, while all 13 players who recently defected to the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League were overlooked.

The three-match ODI series starts in Mirpur on Thursday with Alam hopeful of success.

"We hope we can win at least one match in the series," he said.

Bangladesh squad: Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Imrul Kayes, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehrab Hossain, Naeem Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain, Mahbubul Alam Robin