Najmul to lead Bangladesh in West Indies tests

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead the squad in a two-test series against the West Indies, the board said pm Sunday.

The opener will played in Antigua at the end of this month, pitting Bangladesh at eighth in the ICC World Test Championship rankings, against the West Indies languishing at the bottom in ninth.

Bangladesh's test performance was lackluster against South Africa, who in October thrashed them by an innings and 273 runs inside three days in the second test at Chattogram, sweeping the series 2-0.

But Najmul and his team have levelled the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in Sharjah, with the series finale on Monday.

The first test against the West Indies gets under way on 22 November in Antigua, with the second match starting 30 November in Jamaica.

Bangladesh will then play a three-match ODI series, followed by three Twenty20s, with the finale set for 19 December.

Bangladesh test squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Litton Das (wkt), Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Hasan Murad