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West Indies Test Squad Announced for Bangladesh Tour: Major news is emerging from the cricketing world. The official 15-member West Indies squad has been announced for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh scheduled for November. This marks the Caribbean team's final campaign of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle, generating significant excitement among both the team and the fans.
23-Year-Old Kevin Wickham Earns Maiden West Indies Test Call-Up
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A key feature of this squad is the opportunity given to young players. Talented 23-year-old top-order batter Kevin Wickham has been included in the West Indies Test squad for the first time. He caught the selectors' attention through his impressive performances in domestic cricket, and it remains to be seen how he fares in his international red-ball debut.
Shai Hope Rested for Workload Management Ahead of Bangladesh Series
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Star batter Shai Hope who has previously troubled bowlers with magnificent innings on Indian pitches is not part of the West Indies squad for this tour.
The West Indies Cricket Board has rested Shai Hope, the limited-overs captain, to manage his workload after he played continuously across all three formats. Hope is currently leading the West Indies team in the ongoing T20 series against India.
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BAN vs WI Test Series Schedule and Match Fixtures
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Matches for this tour, part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle, will be played at two different venues in Bangladesh:
- First Test Match: Starts on October 28 in Mirpur.
- Second Test Match: Will be played in Sylhet starting November 5.
West Indies Tour Preparation and Warm-Up Match in Dhaka
The West Indies team will arrive in Bangladesh on October 18. Adapting from white-ball (limited-overs) cricket to red-ball (Test) cricket will be a challenge for the players. With this in mind, the team will play a three-day warm-up match in Dhaka from October 22 to 24 to fine-tune their preparations before the series begins.
On the other hand, the host team, Bangladesh, is coming off a recent one-off Test match against Afghanistan, giving them recent experience in red-ball cricket.
West Indies 15-Member Test Squad against Bangladesh
The West Indies squad for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh is as follows:
Roston Chase (Captain), Jomel Warrican (Vice-Captain), Joshua Bishop, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Joshua Da Silva, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Amir Jangoo, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Keemo Paul, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, and Kevin Wickham.
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