Shakib Al Hasan was back from injury as Bangladesh named a 13-man squad for the first Test against the West Indies, which starts in Chittagong on November 22.
Shakib was expected to be sidelined for at least three months after he underwent surgery on an injured finger in September.
He ended up missing the recent home series against Zimbabwe but Bangladesh chief selector Minhjaul Abedin said the all-rounder has recovered from the injury.
“He has been cleared by the physio to play against the West Indies,” Minhajul was quoted as saying by AFP.
“There is no pain in his finger now. And he should be available from the first Test. He has a lack of match practice. But we thought as a senior cricketer he could adjust,” he said.
Batsman Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain, and pacers Saiful Islam and Abu Jayed, who were also part of the squad for Zimbabwe, have been excluded.
The West Indies will play two Tests, three ODIs and as many Twenty20s during their in Bangladesh from November 22 to December 22.
Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan (Capt), Soumya Sarker, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Mithun, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Ariful Haque, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed and Nayeem Hasan.
