England Call up Craig Kieswetter for Bangla ODI

London: England called South Africa-born Craig Kieswetter into their One-day squad for the tour of Bangladesh on Saturday.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Kieswetter, born in Johannesburg, has earned his call-up after impressing for England Lions during their recent trip to the United Arab Emirates.

Kieswetter hit scores of 40, 77 and 50 in the Twenty20 matches against Pakistan A and also notched up a dominant 81 when the Lions defeated England's senior stars in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old Somerset player has been tipped for full international honours, but South Africa captain Graeme Smith hoped it would be for his country.

Like his new England team-mate Jonathan Trott, Kieswetter represented South Africa at the Under-19 World Cup before moving to England.

England play three One-Day Internationals against Bangladesh before a two-match Test series.

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