ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, WICB:
RIDLEY JACOBS will captain West Indies on their visit to Bangladesh as fast bowler Cameron Cuffy has been omitted from the 15-member squad named yesterday by the West Indies selection panel.
Wicketkeeper/batsman Jacobs is the team's vice-captain on the current tour of India. He will lead the side in place of Carl Hooper, who will miss the trip to Bangladesh to undergo corrective surgery on his troubled knees in Australia.
Jacobs is no stranger to leading sides having captained the Leeward Islands in the West Indies first-class championship. Daren Ganga has taken Hooper's place in the squad.
With the squad picked to cover for the three limited-overs internationals and two Tests, young speedster Daren Powell has been picked ahead of Cuffy, who has made limited appearances in India.
This will also mean that Ricardo Powell, Vasbert Drakes and Corey Collymore, all of whom had been picked for the limited-overs sector of the Indian tour, may have a chance to make Test appearances.
The West Indies play Bangladesh in limited-overs matches at Chittagong on November 29 and at Dhaka in day/night contests on December 2 and 3.
The two Tests will be contested at Dhaka from December 8 to 12, and at Chittagong from December 16 to 20.
WI squad: Ridley Jacobs (captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Mervyn Dillon, Vasbert Drakes, Daren Ganga, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Jermaine Lawson, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Daren Powell, Ricardo Powell, Marlon Samuels and Ramnaresh Sarwan.
