SPORTS REPORTER

Pacers Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam returned as Bangladesh announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming away Test series against the West Indies, part of the World Test Championship.

Taskin was rested while Shoriful missed the two-match home Test series against South Africa last month due to a back strain.

Mushfiqur Rahim, who suffered a finger injury during the first Afghanistan ODI last week and was ruled out for the rest of the three-match series in the UAE, was left out for the Windies tour.

Pacer Khaled Ahmed and off-spinner Nayeem Hasan, who were in the squad for the South Africa Tests, were also left out.

Spinner Hasan Murad replaced Shakib Al Hasan in the South Africa series after the latter failed to return to Bangladesh for his Test swansong. Murad retained his place for the Windies series.

The first Test against the West Indies will begin on November 22 in Antigua while the second match will begin on November 30 in Jamaica.

SQUAD: Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Liton Das (WK), Jaker Ali, Mehedi Hasan Miraz (VC), Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Hasan Murad