Liton Das' illness at the last minute came as a huge blow for Bangladesh, who are set to begin their Asia Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on August 31 in Kandy.

Bangladesh national cricket team reached Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Sunday afternoon after flying out from Dhaka in the morning ahead of the Asia Cup.

Opening batter Liton Das will not be part of the Bangladesh contingent that flies to Sri Lanka today for the Asia Cup due to fever, confirmed Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Cricket Operations committee chairman Jalal Younus.

Despite not being completely out of runs, the manner of Liton's dismissals over the past few months have been a concern for the Bangladesh team management. With major tournaments such as Asia Cup and the World Cup to come, Liton's form is a big area of dependency for the Tigers as a strong start from the top-order is required when wickets favour batters.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and batter Liton Das failed to make an impact with the bat as Galle Titans succumbed to a 34-run loss against B-Love Kandy in the second Qualifier of the Lanka Premier League at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

Bangladesh batter Liton Das left for the Lanka Premier League on Saturday.

All eyes are on Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president as he was given the responsibility to determine who would become Bangladesh’s next ODI captain before August 12, the deadline day for the Asia Cup squad to be submitted.

Bangladesh team continued their training camp yesterday with the players going through the gears, doing endurance training along with some fielding exercises. There was even a specific drill for spinners that caught the media's interest.

Surrey Jaguars batter Liton Das couldn't make his presence felt in the grand finale of the GT20 Canada against Montreal Tigers as he managed a 13-ball 12 as Surrey succumbed to a dramatic five-wicket defeat at the CAA Centre on Sunday.

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das had a rather modest outing with the bat on Friday but still his GT20 Canada side Surrey Jaguars managed to make it to the final after beating Vancouver Knights by 38 runs in Qualifier 1 in Brampton.

Bangladesh batter Liton Das was sharp with the gloves but flopped with the bat as his side, the Surrey Jaguars, cruised to an eight-wicket win over Mississauga Panthers in the GT20 Canada on Wednesday.

After underwhelming performances in the previous three matches, Liton Das finally came through for Surrey Jaguars as the Bangladeshi wicketkeeper-batter smashed his first Global T20 Canada fifty to help his side to a six-wicket win over Brampton Wolves in Brampton on Tuesday.

After Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das, another Bangladesh cricketer, Afif Hossain, will take part in the Global T20 League in Canada.

Surrey Jaguars, featuring Liton Das of Bangladesh, registered their second win in the ongoing Global T20 Canada league as they beat Mississauga Panthers by a comfortable margin of 55 runs in Brampton on Friday.

Shakib Al Hasan’s Montreal Tigers made it to the top of the Global T20 Canada table, securing their third win on the trot with a six-wicket victory over Vancouver Knights in Brampton on Tuesday.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the top 10 of the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings as he leapt three places to 10th.

The visitors, though, had the luxury to rest premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan alongside young quick Mohammad Saleem. m. Abdul Rahman and Zia-ur-Rehman replace them in the XI.

Liton entertained a few questions at the press conference regarding the Tamim issue and the opener’s shock retirement, but at one point lost his cool over the subtext of the press event.

"I'm not going to discuss somebody's medical history here but he [Tamim] has trained the last two days and he's good so far. We're closely monitoring his progress as well as how he recovers after training. He is training as usual," the head coach relayed during the press conference.

Bangladesh's cricket authorities said Monday they had compensated three senior cricketers a total of $65,000 for choosing to play for the national team rather than in the lucrative Indian Premier League this season.