Liton Kumar Das will lead the Bangladesh team in the T20 series against the West Indies. Pacer Ripon Mondal has been called up for the first time in this team. Besides, Afif Hossain has been returned to the T20 team after the ODI. Nasum Ahmed, Soumya Sarkar also returned.
Bangladesh last played T20 on Indian soil. Shariful Islam, Rakibul Hasan, Tawhid Hriday, Mostafizur Rahman and Mahmudullah Riyad are not in this team from that team. Tawheed is also missing the T20 series after the ODI due to a heart injury. Mustafiz has taken leave from this tour due to personal reasons. Shariful Islam has been rested from the team. Mahmudullah Riyad was also in the last T20. He quit T20 cricket after the Test. Playing only ODI cricket. Spinner Rakibul is out again without playing any match.
Soumya was dropped after a poor performance in the T20 World Cup. But this time Soumya scored 188 runs for Rangpur Riders in Glober Super League tournament. Became the best player of the tournament. In the final, Rangpur became the champion with his innings of 86 runs from 54 balls.
Nasum Ahmed has returned to the T20 team topping Rakibul. After Chandika Hathurusinghe’s departure, Nasum also made it to the T20 team after ODIs. Afif Hossain returned to the ODI side without scoring a run in domestic cricket or elsewhere. This time he was returned to T20. But there is no run in this batsman’s bat.
Right-arm pacer Ripon donned the national team jersey at the Asian Games in China. Played three matches. This time his real test will be on West Indies soil.
Bangladesh Squad:
Liton Kumar Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Imon, Afif Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Miraj, Zaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain Patwari, Sheikh Mehedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Shakib, Hasan Mahmud and Ripon Mandal