WI hand Bishop his Test debut; Mushfiqur out with injury as Bangladesh bat
Mushfiqur Rahim picked up a hand injury while training on the eve of the Test and has been replaced in the Bangladesh playing XI by Towhid Hridoy
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss on Wednesday and elected to bat against the West Indies in the first of two cricket tests. According to Yahoo Sports, Bangladesh bolstered its spin attack by adding offspinner Nayeem Hasan to the playing XI alongside Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
Mushfiqur Rahim was left out of the lineup due to a hand injury sustained while training on the eve of the test, according to ESPNcricinfo. ESPNcricinfo reports that Towhid Hridoy replaced him in the XI, while Yahoo Sports notes that wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das was recalled to the team. Additionally, Yahoo Sports reports that Justin Greaves was included in the West Indies starting XI.
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