West Indies have announced their squad for the upcoming ODI series at home against Bangladesh, and the former World champions are eyeing a dawn of a new era in their ODI Cricket, as the squad features some fresh faces.
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Amir Jangoo has received his maiden national call-up, as the wicket-keeper batsman features in the 15-man squad led by Shai Hope. However, there is no space for Hayden Walsh Jr. and Jewel Andrew, as the duo has been dropped from the squad.
"We continue to build towards the main target of the ICC Men’s 50-over World Cup where we are looking to broaden the pool of players even with the short-term objectives of winning series, especially at home and building momentum on the recent win against England," said West Indies coach Daren Sammy, who stated that the board is building the squad keeping ICC ODI World Cup 2027 in mind.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have confirmed that Mehidy Hasan Miraz will lead the side in the absence of Najmul Hosain Shanto, who continues his recovery from the groin injury.
Middle order too, will be lacking experience and much-needed stability, as Towhid Hridoy too mises out on the series due to groin injury. Zakir Hasan has been dropped from the squad after a poor showing against Afghanistan.
West Indies & Bangladesh Squads For ODI Series
West Indies Squad: Shai Hope (c), Brandon King (vc), Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Shimron Hetmyer, Amir Jangoo (wk), Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd
Bangladesh Squad: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Litton Das (wk), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Parvez Hossain Emon, Md Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana.