Litton Das and Taskin Ahmed Return as Bangladesh Open Two-Test Series Against West Indies in Mirpur

Bangladesh open a two-Test series against West Indies on October 28 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, with wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das and pace bowler Taskin Ahmed both recalled to the squad after spells on the sidelines.

Who's back, and who isn't

Litton returns after recovering from a hip injury that had kept him out of the side, while Taskin comes back into the squad following his own time away from the Test team. Fast bowler Nahid Rana has been left out again because of injury, continuing his absence from Bangladesh's pace attack this series. Soumya Sarkar and Khaled Ahmed did not make the squad either, while off-spinner Nayeem Hasan has been included alongside the established spin pairing of Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

The shape of the series

This first Test runs October 28 to November 1, with the second Test following at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium from November 5. Both matches count toward the current ICC World Test Championship cycle, giving Bangladesh a chance to add to their points tally on home soil against a West Indies side touring for a two-match series.

Bangladesh's balancing act

With Nahid Rana unavailable, Bangladesh's seam-bowling options are stretched thinner than they'd like heading into a home Test, putting more weight on Taskin's recall and on the spin trio of Taijul, Mehidy and Nayeem to do the bulk of the bowling on a typically dry Mirpur surface. Litton's return adds experience to a middle order that has had to manage personnel changes through the home season, and his form with the bat will be worth tracking once the series gets underway.

Fantasy angle

On a Mirpur pitch that has historically favoured spin, Bangladesh's three frontline spinners — Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and the recalled Nayeem Hasan — are the bowling picks most likely to influence the match once the ball starts to turn, while Litton Das's return adds a recognised finisher back into a batting lineup that has had to rotate personnel through the home season. Confirm the toss and playing XI before locking in selections, since Bangladesh's exact combination for this match was still being finalised as squads were named.

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Squad selections and series details in this article are verified against same-day and freshly re-checked reporting as of October 28, 2026; the toss and Bangladesh's final playing XI for the first Test had not yet been confirmed at the time of writing.