Fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been named among the standbys for Bangladesh  for  their  two  test  series   in the West Indies next month after he had been sidelined with a toe injury recently.

Mustafizur  missed the T/20 international  series against Afghanistan and was expected to take up to three weeks to recover when he was ruled out in the last week of may.

All-rounder Mosaddek Hossain, who played the first test against Sri Lanka at home earlier this year, is also among the standbys.

Meanwhile uncapped Seamer Abu Jayed, who made his international debut this year, has been named in the  squad while batsman Sabbir Rahman was left out.

Spinner Abdur Razzak, who was recalled to the test squad after nearly four years for the Sri Lanka series has  also been  dropped, so too Nayeem Hasan and Tanbir Hayder.

Rubel Hossain and Shafiul Islam, who have not played tests since the South Africa tour in 2017, have been recalled along with Nazmul Hossain Shanto.

Shakib al Hasan, who had taken a break from the test series in south Africa and later missed the home tests against Sri Lanka with injury, is  back to lead the side.

Bangladesh   will play a warm-up match at the end of June before the first test starts on July 4 in Antigua………………..the second test starts on July 12 at Sabina Park.

The  two  test  matches  will  be  followed  by  a  three match  one  Day  International  series  and  a  three  match  T/20  International  Series.

The last two t20 internationals will be played in Lauderhill Florida.