Overview
- Bangladesh Cricket Board, which confirmed the list Sunday, named a 15-player squad for the May 8–12 Test in Dhaka to open the two-match World Test Championship series.
- Najmul Hossain Shanto stays as captain with Mehidy Hasan Miraz as deputy for the first Test.
- Uncapped picks Tanzid Hasan and Amite Hasan earned call-ups, with Tanzid a white-ball regular and Amite averaging about 49 in first-class cricket.
- Senior fast bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam return to the Test squad after last featuring in late 2024.
- A BCB medical update on Shanto’s recent hamstring issue said the injury appeared minor and that doctors will assess him Tuesday before the opener.