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All-rounder Elias Sunny is in line for a Bangladesh debut after being named in the Test squad.

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All-rounder named in Test squad to face West Indies

All-rounder Elias Sunny is in line to make his Bangladesh debut after being named in the squad for the two-Test series against the West Indies. The 24-year-old left-handed batsman and slow left-armer was named alongside batsman Shuvagata Hom and spinner Suhrawadi Shuvo, who could also make their Test bows. Batsmen Roqibul Hassan and Naeem Islam are recalled, but there is no place for spinner Abdur Razzak or former skipper Mohammad Ashraful. The first Test begins in Chittagong on October 21. Bangladesh squad: Mushfiqur Rahim (capt, wkt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Shakib Al Hasan, Raqibul Hasan, Naeem Islam, Nasir Hossain, Shahriar Nafees, Rubel Hossain, Nazmul Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Shuvagata Hom, Elias Sunny