11 members of the Bangladesh Test team will take a flight from Dhaka to Dubai tomorrow at 6:45 pm. From there to West Indies via London. The test team will go tomorrow. The selectors were waiting for captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto to announce that team till 9 pm tonight. The groin injury sustained while fielding in the second ODI against Afghanistan yesterday was scheduled to undergo a scan tomorrow morning Dubai time. That didn't happen. It was supposed to be done later in the afternoon, that didn't happen either. The selectors wanted to announce the Bangladesh Test team against the West Indies after seeing the scan report.
Chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hussain Lipu hopes that the captain will be available against the West Indies even though there is uncertainty about Shanto's availability in the final one-dayer of the series against Afghanistan today. The first Test of the series will begin in Antigua on November 22. 11 days left. Before getting the scan report, the BCB announced that Shanto will be kept in the team today. The second Test in Jamaica will begin on November 30.
Regarding Shantar's injury, Lipu told Ajker newspaper, 'We submitted the test team long ago. I was waiting a little. I don't think his situation is that difficult. If you are not sure about the report, you can't find his alternative. have time Initially I didn't think he would be out for two weeks due to the nature of his injury. However, we have to see the scan report. There is no chance to wait so long. There are some logistics issues. But there are concerns about getting him in tomorrow's match. If not found, we will go on the backfoot. I look forward to seeing if anything happens to the witch to recover.'
BCB senior doctor Debashish Chowdhury told Ajker newspaper that ice-treatment was going on to get Shanto in the match. The team will wait for peace till tomorrow morning to know whether he will be available for the match. If the injury is serious and Shant is ultimately unavailable, then Mehdi Hasan Miraj may shoulder the burden of leadership.
There are no surprises in the Test team for the West Indies tour. It can be said that the team from the last South Africa series is going to the Windies tour. The whole team will leave for the Caribbean Islands together in Dubai tomorrow at 8 am.
Bangladesh Test Team for West Indies Tour: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Sadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Muminul Haque, Mahidul Islam Drawing, Liton Kumar Das (Wicketkeeper), Zaker Ali Anik, Mehdi Hasan Miraj (Vice-Captain), Taijul Islam, Shariful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Hasan Murad.
