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Last Updated: Thursday, 7 September 2006, 07:15 GMT 08:15 UK
Opener Omar dropped by Bangladesh
Bangladesh have dropped opener Javed Omar from the squad for next month's Champions Trophy.

They have instead picked uncapped batsman Mehrab Hossain Junior in their 14-man squad.

Habibul Bashar will captain the side although he is still recovering from a broken thumb.

"Mehrab Hossain Jr had some very good performances over the last two years and we hope he can do something good," chief selector Faruk Ahmed said.

Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe in the qualifying phase of the Champions Trophy, starting 7 October.

Squad: Habibul Bashar (captain), Shahriar Nafees (vice-captain), Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Rafique, Mohammad Ashraful, Mashrafe Mortaza, Rajin Saleh, Abdur Razzak, Aftab Ahmed, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain, Farhad Reja, Saqibul Hasan, Mehrab Hossain jnr.



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