Cricket - Guptill set to return for New Zealand, Bangladesh to miss Shakib


FILE PHOTO: Britain Cricket - England v New Zealand - 2017 ICC Champions Trophy Group A - Sophia Gardens - June 6, 2017 New Zealand's Martin Guptill Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

(Reuters) - New Zealand opener Martin Guptill is set to return from a back injury for the upcoming one-day international series against Bangladesh, selectors said on Saturday.

Guptill was ruled out of the ongoing Twenty20 series against India after aggravating a disc in his lower back, but was named for the three-game series against Bangladesh, which starts in Napier on Wednesday.

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