Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday named four new faces in the squad for the first Test against England, to be played in Chittagong on 20-24 October.

Sabbir Rahman, a regular face in the ODI and T20 squads, is in line to make his Test debut, as are Under-19 skipper Mehedi Hasan, pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi and wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan.

The 14-strong team will be led by Mushfiqur Rahim with Tamim Iqbal acting as his deputy.

Here are the full squad: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Tamim Iqbal (vice captain), Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Taijul Islam, Mehedi Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Nurul Hasan, Shafiul Islam and Shuvagata Hom.

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