De Villiers, Shakib return for one-day series

The series is the first step on a road to the 2019 World Cup for South Africa .

Bangladesh will be under new leadership with veteran bowler Mashrafe Mortaza captaining the side instead of Mushfiqur Rahim, who remains in the squad.

While, Faf du Plessis has replaced De Villiers as the one-day captain and together with new coach Ottis Gibson will be seeking to build a squad capable of challenging for global honours.

The two teams will play three ODI international which begins tomorrow at the Diamond Oval.

While, the return of leading all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan provides encouragement for the visiting team

Although, Shakib's return from a brief sabbatical will strengthen the tourists, they still rely mainly on the players who suffered two crushing Test defeats.

De Villiers played his last ODI during their Champions Trophy group stage loss to India in June.

Also back in international action for South Africa is JP Duminy, who retired from Test cricket after a run of low scores, but who remains a highly effective one-day player.

One of the most dazzling limited-over batsmen AB de Villiers returns to action for Bangladesh series.