Litton returns to lead in T20Is against Windies

Regular skipper Litton Das has returned to lead Bangladesh as the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the opening two T20 Internationals against West Indies.

The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has been sidelined for over a month after sustaining a side strain during the Asia Cup last month. The injury forced him to miss Bangladesh's final two Asia Cup fixtures, as well as the subsequent T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan in the UAE, and the ongoing home ODI series against the West Indies.

All-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin, who featured in both the Asia Cup and the T20I series against Afghanistan, has been left out of the squad.

Meanwhile, Soumya Sarkar, who was named in the previous T20I squad but couldn't take part in the Afghanistan series due to visa issues, has also missed selection for the first two games.

"The board has told us to make a 15-member squad, that's why we couldn't accommodate Saifuddin. Soumya was a replacement for Litton, but as he is fit and returns to the squad, Soumya couldn't make it to the 15-member squad," selector Hasibul Hossain Shanto told The Daily Star on Thursday.

The three matches will be played at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lt Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on October 27, 29 and 31.

Bangladesh squad: Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam.