Bangladesh named a 15-member squad for the Test, which starts in Abu Dhabi on October 9, with Hridoy returning after scoring an unbeaten 350 for Bangladesh A in South Africa.
“Obviously, we are prioritising our WTC Test matches,” chief selector Habibul Bashar said. “We want to have him (Taskin) fully available for the West Indies Test matches, so he has not been included in this Test.” Experienced Taskin was handed a break in Bangladesh’s workload management plan for their upcoming World Test Championship matches.
Bangladesh recalled on Wednesday Towhid Hridoy and rested fast bowler Taskin Ahmed for next month’s one-off Test against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Bangladesh squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Tanzid Hasan, Shadman Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam.
