Riyad and Taijul have been axed from the ODI team, for Ireland series.
BD ODI Team:
Tamim Iqbal (capt), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Zakir Hasan
IN: Yasir Ali, Nasum Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Zakir Hasan
OUT: Shamim Hossain, Taijul Islam, Mahmudullah
IMO, Riyad is simply facing age discrimination, despite having been performing so much better than younger guys like Yasir or Afif.
On the other hand, Taijul exclusion makes sense. Taijul is so much dependent on finding turn from the pitch that it's unlikely he will be effective in an ICC event. It will be better to groom Nasum, who has better skill set for flat pitches.
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