COVID-19: Mashrafe Mortaza recovers, wife still fighting infection
Notably, the former Bangladesh skipper was diagnosed with coronavirus on 20 June.
Notably, the former Bangladesh skipper was diagnosed with coronavirus on 20 June.
Mortaza had decided to step down from captaincy during Bangladesh's last home series against Bangladesh earlier this year.
Mortaza said he was not even offered a farewell match
A media report claims that either his family or some of his representatives will be helping out the families in the following days.
Meanwhile, batsman Mahmudullah and pacer Mustafizur Rahman have been axed from the Test contract list and handed only a partial contract for white-ball cricket.
ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza is known to be a respected figure among the cricketers as well as the administrators and politicians of the country.
Bangladesh on Friday named Tamim Iqbal their skipper for the team’s outing to Sri Lanka after Mashrafe Mortaza was ruled out of the series after sustaining a hamstring injury.
Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the latter's backyard in three ODIs which will be played on 26 July, 28 July and 31 July at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.
Mashrafe said that Bangladesh's bowling and fielding cost them in the tournament but their batting was a big positive.
Pakistan are unchanged, whereas for Bangladesh, Mahmudullah and Mehidy Hasan are in for Sabbir Rahman and Rubel Hossain.
