Sports Desk:

Despite another impressive run in domestic cricket, wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan Sohan has once again been overlooked for Bangladesh’s ODI squad.

In the recently announced squad for the Sri Lanka series, Nurul did not find a place, and this omission is beginning to weigh heavy on the 30-year-old.

“National team selection is always a dream,” Nurul told reporters in Chattogram on Monday. “If that dream no longer exists, I won’t continue playing cricket.”

In the last season of the Dhaka Premier League, Nurul struck 512 runs with two centuries and half-centuries, which created high hopes for his national team call-up.

He also did well last year when Bangladesh A faced New Zealand A.

On Sunday, the day the ODI squad was announced, he smashed 97 off 70 balls in a practice match featuring national team players.

Still, Litton Das and Jaker Ali have been called to the team, leaving no space for a third wicketkeeper-batter.

Nurul admitted frustration over not being able to translate domestic form into a regular national spot.

“I might have done better if I had more opportunities,” he said.

Chief selector Gazi Ashraf hinted that Nurul remains in consideration and could be called up in future series. Until then, Nurul will prepare to lead Rangpur Riders in the Global Super League, set to begin on July 10 in Guyana.