Rafique recalled

Published February 20, 2008

FATULLAH (Bangladesh), Feb 19: Bangladesh have recalled veteran spinner Mohammad Rafique to a 14-man squad for the two-match Test series against South Africa starting on Friday.

“We think as an experienced senior player Rafique can still contribute for the team,” chief selector Rafiqul Alam said on Tuesday.

Rafique, 37, who was excluded from the team that toured New Zealand in January, has replaced Enamul Haque Jr in the squad for the first Test in Dhaka.

South Africa will also play three One-day Internationals in their month-long tour.

Squad: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza, Habibul Bashar, Mohammad Rafique, Rajin Saleh, Aftab Ahmed, Abdur Razzak, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shahadat Hossain, Shahriar Nafees, Saqibul Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddiqui, Sajidul Islam.—Reuters

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