Apart from Litton and Shakib, Bangladesh have also left out Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto is among several returning to the team, along with Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy and Mustafizur Rahman. Shanto missed the West Indies tour in November last year due to a hamstring injury.
Bangladesh national team chief Gazi Ashraf Hossain said of Litton’s exclusion: “Litton is out of form. He is coming out in a similar pattern. He cannot take advantage of the powerplay in the white-ball format. He cannot last in He is being exposed. Opposition analysts are having too much success against Litton. We gave him opportunities, but there is not much confidence left.
Ashraf said they want Litton to take steps to regain his form. “Soumya [Sarkar] and [Tanzid Hasan] Tamim is more likely to open the innings, so Litton is unlikely to take a place in the XI. But there is no doubt about his class. I think we can get him out of his crisis of form quite well. “We have experts to work with him during this time.”
Bangladesh team for Champions Trophy
Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan, Nahid Frog.
