Jaker Ali Anik and Shamim Hossain Patwari have been included in a 14-member BCB XI squad for a two-day practice match against West Indies, starting on October 22 at Bashundhara Cricket Ground.
The squad also features 10 players currently competing in the third round of the National Cricket League (NCL), along with two Under-19 cricketers.
Mahfijul Islam Robin, Jishan Alam, Kalam Siddiqui Aleen, Iftekhar Hossain Ifti, SM Meherob, Chowdhury MD Rizwan, Aich Mollah, Abdul Halim, Anik Deb Barma and Fahad Hossain are the other players named in the squad. Hossain and Sun are the two Under-19 representatives.
West Indies have arrived in Bangladesh for the two-Test series, which is part of the ICC World Test Championship. The opening Test will begin on October 28 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, while the second Test is scheduled to start on November 5 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
BCB XI: Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain Patwari, Mahfijul Islam Robin, Jishan Alam, Kalam Siddiqui Aleen, Iftekhar Hossain Ifti, SM Meherob, Chowdhury MD Rizwan, Aich Mollah, Abdul Halim, Anik Deb Barma, Fahad Hossain, Hossain, Sun.
