He was India captain Rohit Sharma's opening partner in the home T20 series against Afghanistan earlier this year but his place looked under threat as he struggled for runs in the IPL
Bangladesh call two newcomers for Test series against West Indies
Debutants Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury and Taijul Islam have broken into the 16-man squad Bangladesh Cricket Board has named for the upcoming Test series against West Indies.
Published : 25 August 2014, 07:43 PM
Updated : 25 August 2014, 07:43 PM
Robiul Islam and Shafiul Islam have also been drafted into the side for the two-match series.
Pace duo Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Taskin Ahmed and spinner Abdur Razzak will return home after playing the one-off Twenty20 in the Caribbean, the board said in a media statement on Monday.
Taijul has already joined the Tigers in the West Indies to play the T20 game while Robiul, Shafiul and Shuvagata will be leaving home Monday night.
Right-arm medium pacer Robiul picked up 23 wickets in the eight Tests he has played so far while Shafiul, who played his last Test back in 2011, took only eight wickets from six Tests.
Taijul or Shuvagata is expected to be Razzak’s replacement in the Tigers’ spin department.
The first Test at the Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent will start from Sept 5.
Squad:
Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicketkeeper/Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Shamsur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mohammad Mithun, Sohag Gazi, Imrul Kayes, Al-Amin Hossain, Robiul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, Taijul Islam
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