Middle-order batsman Shahadat Hossain Dipu has been named as skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s replacement in Bangladesh’s 15-man squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies, a Bangladesh Cricket Board press release confirmed today.

Shanto suffered a groin injury during Bangladesh’s second ODI of the recently concluded three-match series against Afghanistan in the UAE, ruling him out of the third match as well as the two Tests against the West Indies on the move.

Dipu, who made his Test debut at home against New Zealand in December 2023, played three more matches before being dropped due to poor form. Across eight innings in the four games, he has amassed 118 runs at an average of 14.75. However, he now joins the Tigers camp after scoring a century (116) for the Chattogram Division of the ongoing National Cricket League. Before his ton, he had managed 42 runs in five innings.

The first Test will be played in Antigua from November 22 and the second match is scheduled for Jamaica from November 30.

Squad: Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Liton Kumar Das (WK), Jaker Ali Anik, Mehedi Hasan Miraz (vice-captain), Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Hasan Murad, Shahadat Hossain Dipu.