Sarkar, Shahid earn first call in Bangladesh Test squad

Dhaka, April 25 (IANS) Bangladesh has called up newcomers Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Shahid and Liton Kumar Das for the first Test against Pakistan.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 14-member squad with the three in line to make their Test debut. The hosts will face the tourists in the first of the two-match series on April 28 at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna, reports bdnews24.com.

Das was in the Twenty20 International squad on Friday but did not play while fast bowler Shahid has been added as an extra weapon in the pace arsenal.

Sarkar has been rewarded with a Test call for his brilliant batting in the One-Day International (ODI) series, which the hosts won 3-0. The left-handed opener hit his maiden ton in the last match of the series.

The squad: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Liton Kumar Das, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Mahmudullah, Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, Soumya Sarkar, Taijul Islam, Jubair Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Rubel Hossain and Mohammad Shahid.