Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Litton Das as the skipper for the upcoming three-match T20I series for the first time since 2021. The wicket-batter has previously captained his side in the absence of Mahmudullah on the tour of New Zealand in April 2021. The Test side was captained by Mehidy Hasan Miraz under whom Bangladesh managed to level the series by ending a 15-year-long drought. At present, he is also leading the Tigers in the ongoing ODI series which has already been decided in the favor of West Indies.

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Shamim Hossain and Ripon Mondol return to the grand scheme of things

Batting allrounder Shamim Hossain, who last featured in an international fixture in December 2023 in New Zealand gets a call-up ahead of the series. Shamim, aged 24, has participated in the format but has not yet achieved significant success. Over the course of 14 T20I innings, he has accumulated 254 runs with a strike rate of 115.98, and his highest score stands at 51, which is also his sole half-century.

Besides, the 21-year-old right-arm medium-pace bowler Ripon Mondol also makes his way into the T20I squad. The quick has played three T20Is in October 2023, all at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, where he picked up four wickets as Bangladesh finished third. Apart from Shamim and Mondal, Bangladesh drafted their start pacer Hasan Mahmud along with spinner Nasum Ahmed and top-order batter Soumya Sarkar, all of whom starred in the recently concluded GSA T20 tournament helping Rangpur Riders clinch their maiden title. 

Najmul Hossain Shanto, the regular captain for all formats, remains absent as he is currently recuperating from a hamstring injury sustained during the series against Afghanistan in November. Additionally, there has been no information regarding Shakib Al Hasan's availability or his future in international cricket.

Bangladesh squad for the T20I series against West Indies

Litton Das (capt), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Ripon Mondol