Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to bat in the first Test against West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, with Mushfiqur Rahim left out because of a finger injury.

Mushfiqur was hit on the right index finger by a bouncer from a net bowler at practice on Tuesday morning. He did not bat again and left the session with the finger taped. An X-ray found no serious damage, but he was not included in the playing XI.

Towhid Hridoy replaces him. Hridoy made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in June and played an innings of around 350 for Bangladesh A in South Africa in August.

Mushfiqur also missed Bangladesh's last Test on their 2024 tour of West Indies through inju...