Bangladesh announce Test squad for Windies tour

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Shakib-al-Hasan will lead 15-man squad to face the Windies, with five players named on standby list.

Bangladesh have announced their Test squad for Bangladesh’s tour of the West Indies under new head coach Steve Rhodes.

The players will convene in Mirpur on 20 June before leaving for the Caribbean on 23 June to compete in a two-Test series against the West Indies beginning at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on 4 July. The second Test will take place at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, from 12 July.

The Windies and Bangladesh will then face each other in three ODIs and three T20Is.

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Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmud Ullah, Litton Kumer Das, Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Rubel Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Shafiul Islam

Standby: Yeasin Arafat, Abu Haider Rony, Naeem Hasan, Musaddek Hossain Saikat, Mustafizur Rahman