Vaibhav Tripathi
Bangladesh has suffered a major setback ahead of the Asia Cup 2023 as Litton Das, their wicket-keeper batter, has been ruled out of the tournament due to a viral fever. In his absence, 30-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Anamul Haque Bijoy has been designated as his replacement. Bijoy is scheduled to join the team in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, August 30.
Minhajul Abedin, the Chairman of the National Selection Panel, revealed that Das didn’t travel to Sri Lanka for Bangladesh’s inaugural match in Pallekele, scheduled for August 31.
“He (Anamul) has been in the runs in domestic cricket and we have continued to monitor him in the Bangladesh Tigers program. He was always in our consideration. Due to Litton’s unavailability, we needed a top-order batter who could keep wicket and Anamul got the nod,” he said.
Bijoy brings experience to the table, having played 44 ODIs for Bangladesh and amassing 1254 runs, which include three centuries. His most recent ODI appearance was in December of the previous year during a home series against India.