Team announced for ODI series against West Indies, Mahidul gets first call-up

 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the ODI series against West Indies. Mohammad Naeem and Nahid Rana have been dropped from the squad for the latest Afghanistan series. Apart from this, Liton Das, who was not in the squad for the series against Afghanistan due to injury, is also absent this time.

Soumya Sarkar, who was unable to travel to the United Arab Emirates to play against Afghanistan due to visa complications, has returned to the team. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahidul Islam has been called up to the ODI team for the first time.

                                                           

Naeem and Nahid Rana both played one match each in the last series against Afghanistan. Naeem was dismissed for 7 runs in 24 balls in the third ODI. Nahid was wicketless in the same match, giving away 56 runs in 8.2 overs.

West Indies and Bangladesh will face each other in the first ODI of the series on October 18. The next two matches will be played on October 21 and 23. All matches will start at 1:30 pm at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The three-match T20 series will be played in Chittagong on October 27, 29 and 31.