Mahmudullah left out of Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup
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Mahmudullah left out of Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup
DHAKA (AP) — Bangladesh left experienced batter Mahmudullah out of the team’s 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia.
Bangladesh’s most capped player and highest run-getter in the format doesn’t fit into the one-year plan set by technical consultant Sridharan Sriram, said chief selector Minhajul Abedin.
“With respect to Mahmudullah, he has given us many good memories. We are moving forward keeping in mind the one-year plan that our current technical consultant has given us,” Abedin said after announcing the team. “Accordingly, Mahmudullah has been kept out with everyone’s consent after discussing with the team management.”
Mahmudullah made 25 and 27 in the two matches of the recently concluded Asia Cup against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
He scored those runs at a poor strike rate which didn’t satisfy the team management, said team director Khaled Mahmud a day before the team’s announcement.
“He is our senior player and played some good knocks in the past but he couldn’t do what we expected from him during the Asia Cup,” Mahmud said.
Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Naim and Parvez Hossain, who played in the Asia Cup, were dropped along with Mahmudullah. Another veteran, Mushfiqur, retired from the T20 format after the Asia Cup.
