Omar has enjoyed success in the Test arena
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Bangladesh have dropped opener Hannan Sarkar in favour of Javed Omar for next month's Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.
Omar, 22, had some success in the recent Test series in the Caribbean, where the Tigers drew the first match, while Sarkar struggled.
"Omar got some runs against West Indies, but Sarkar was not convincing," coach Dav Whatmore confirmed.
Batsman Shahriar Hossain is the other man to miss out in a squad trimmed from 15 to 14 for the tournament.
Sri Lanka will also host India, Pakistan and qualifiers Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates in the Asia Cup, which begins on 16 July.
Pakistan have decided a list of probables but will not announce it until.
Bangladesh squad: Javed Omar, Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Bashar
(capt), Rajin Saleh, Faisal Hossain, Mushfiqur
Rahman, Khaled Mahmud, Khaled Mashud (wkt), Mohammad Rafique, Manjurul
Islam Rana, Tapash Baisya, Tareq Aziz, Alok Kapali, Abdur
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