DHAKA, Nov 13 (Reuters) – West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat in the first test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Bangladesh gave off-spinner Sohag Gazi a test debut while left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul earned a first test cap for West Indies.
West Indies play two tests, five one day internationals and Twenty20 international on their month-long tour.
The second test match is in Khulna from Nov. 21-25.
West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Denesh Ramdin, Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Veerasammy Permaul, Kieran Powell, Ravi Rampaul, Marlon Samuels
Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Naeem Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Sohag Gazi, Shahadat Hossain, Rubel Hossain.
(Reporting by Azad Majumder; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
