BCB Announces 18-Man Squad for WI Tests

Bangladesh has announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against West Indies on Saturday afternoon.

Two uncapped players have been included in the squad for the West Indies Tests. The newcomers are pacer Hasan Mahmud and his Chittagong teammate Yasir Ali Chowdhury, a middle-order batsman.

Hasan Mahmud's impressive performances in the ODIs against West Indies have seemingly led to his maiden call-up to the Test squad.

Bangladesh swept the three-match ODI series 3-0, with Mahmud making his international debut. He played two of the three matches, returning 3/28 and 1/54. 

The 24-year-old Yasir Ali Chowdhury has played 51 first-class matches, scoring 3542 runs at 51.33.

In a boost for Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan, their ace all-rounder, recovered from a groin injury sustained in the final ODI to make the Test squad. 

This will be Bangladesh's first Test since February 2020, when they hosted Zimbabwe in Dhaka. The first game will be played in Chattogram from 3 February, before the teams move to Dhaka for the final Test, beginning on 11 February.

Squad: Mominul Haque (c), Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Saif Hassan, Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hassan, Taijul Islam, Shadman Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Jayed, Ebadat Hossain, Hasan Mahmud