Bangla omit Mashud

Ace spinner Mohammad Rafique is among the three specialist spinners. The squad also contains three specialist pacers, led by in-form bowler Murtaza.

The squad was picked up a day after the Bangladesh team returned home from a 3-1 series win against Zimbabwe in its last preparatory contest before the World Cup to be staged in the Caribbean between March 17 and April 28.

THE SQUAD

Habibul Bashar, Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Saki-al-Hasan, Mohammas Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohamma Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Mashrfee-bin-Murtaza, Tapash Baishya, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Russel, Rajin Saleh and Javed Omar.

Tuffey back in NZ squad

Wellington: Fast bowler Daryl Tuffey was today named in New Zealand8217;s 15-man squad for World Cup in the West Indies, winning his recall after a two-year absence.

Tuffey won a close battle for the vacancy in the squad left by the withdrawal of Kyle Mills, who is to undergo surgery on a knee injury. Tuffey8217;s call up re-establishes his successful new-ball partnership with Shane Bond.

THE SQUAD

Stephen Fleming captain, Lou Vincent, Peter Fulton, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Craig McMillan, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Jeetan Patel, Shane Bond, Mark Gillespie, Michael Mason, Daryl Tuffey.