Dec 5th 2004:

Bangladesh have recalled two pacemen in a 13-man squad for the two-Test home series against India which gets under way in Dhaka on Thursday. Included were Talha Jubair, absent from the team for 20 months, and Mashrafe bin Mortaza, who suffered a knee injury against England in November 2003.

Bangladesh selectors retained skipper Habibul Bashar to lead the team. The most notable absentee is Alok Kapali, who struggled with bat and ball in the recent defeats by New Zealand.

Bangladesh squad: Habibul Bashar (captain), Khaled Mashud, Nafis Iqbal, Javed Omar, Mohammed Ashraful, Rajin Saleh, Aftab Ahmed, Mushfiqur Rahman, Mohammed Rafique, Tapash Baishya, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Talha Jubair, Manjurul Islam Rana.