Jacobs to lead West Indies in Bangladesh

West Indies wicket-keeper/batsman Ridley Jacobs will captain the West Indies on their upcoming tour of Bangladesh. Meanwhile, fast bowler Cameron Cuffy has been dropped from the team for the tour.

Jacobs, who is the current West Indies vice-captain, will lead the side in place of Carl Hooper, who will miss the trip to Bangladesh to undergo corrective surgery on his knees in Australia. The West Indies are in the middle of a seven-game limited-overs series against hosts India and currently lead the series 3-2.

Jacobs is no stranger to leading sides, having captained the Leeward Islands in the West Indies first-class championship. Meanwhile, the West Indies selectors have recalled Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga as a replacement for Carl Hooper.

With the squad picked to play in 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 section 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.

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, Ramnaresh Sarwan