Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das ruled out of entire Asia Cup due to illness
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Bangladesh suffer blow as Litton Das ruled out of Asia Cup due to illness; Anamul Haque Bijoy named as replacement
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das was on Wednesday (August 30) ruled out of the entire duration of Asia Cup cricket tournament due to illness, dealing a blow to the side ahead of their campaign opener against hosts Sri Lanka in Pallekele.
Das could not recover from a viral fever, and he did not travel to Sri Lanka whom Bangladesh face in their opening match on Thursday.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named 30-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Anamul Haque Bijoy as Das' replacement.
Bijoy will join the squad in Sri Lanka later on Wednesday.
"Bangladesh opening batsman Litton Kumar Das, who could not travel to Sri Lanka with the Asia Cup squad due to viral fever, has been ruled out of the tournament as he has not recovered from the illness," the BCB said in a statement.
"The National Selection Panel of BCB has named 30-year-old fellow right-hander Anamul Haque Bijoy as Litton’s replacement."
Anamul Haque has played 44 ODIs and has scored 1254 runs which include three hundreds. His last ODI appearance for Bangladesh was in December 2022 against India.