Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Bangladesh captain Litton Das expressed an unusual message on Tuesday, expressing frustration over the team-selection process ahead of the T20I series against Ireland.

The tension surfaced when Litton was asked about Shamim Hossain's exclusion from the squad.

Shamim, who had scores of 0, 1 and 1 in his last three T20Is, was left out without prior discussion with the captain - something Litton said took him by surprise.

"Of course it would have been good if he was in the squad," Litton said. "But this wasn't my call. The selectors dropped him without informing me - without any notice."

Litton went further, questioning the very process behind selection.

"All my life I believed captains knew who was coming in and who w...