Amite Hasan is ready to bat at number three for Bangladesh in the second Test against West Indies in Sylhet, which begins on November 5, if given the chance, with Mominul Haque ruled out after concussion.

The 24-year-old spoke to reporters on Tuesday.

“Unfortunately, Mominul bhai is unavailable because of concussion. If I get the opportunity, I will try to play the same kind of cricket and follow the same process that I have been following in first-class cricket.”

Mominul normally occupies the number three slot, and with him sidelined by concussion, Amite is in line to fill it. Bangladesh need a win in the second and final Test to level the series, having lost the opener in Mirpur by eight wickets.

Asked whether his Zimbabwe debut had left him more confident this time, Amite put the decision on batting position in the management’s hands.

“I don’t think it works that way. I feel I should play according to how the team management wants to use me.”

On whether the nerves of his first call-up might return, he was brief.

“Hopefully, there won’t be anything like that this time.”

The surface in Sylhet is another unknown. He has played there in the National Cricket League (NCL) and has noticed grass, but wants more time before judging it.

“So far, it looks like a grass wicket. There are still another one or two days to go, so let’s see.”

Mushfiqur Rahim, his idol, is in the squad, and Amite says he leans on the senior players.

“I generally speak to all the senior players. We discuss how I can improve my game and prepare better.”

He was absent from the one-off Test against Afghanistan in the UAE and the first West Indies Test in Mirpur, which concluded last week, before Mominul’s concussion opened the door to a second call-up, with the 24-year-old now named to replace him.

Amite’s debut in Harare did him few favours. Shuffled down to number seven, odd for a man who has scored heavily near the top in domestic cricket for years, he made four and a 25-ball 25 with five boundaries in an innings and 85-run defeat.

Next came Bangladesh’s tour of Australia, where his only outing was the warm-up against CA XI.

A batting horror show brought an innings and 34-run defeat, with Bangladesh skittled for 54 in the second innings, and Amite made 15 and four.

Chief selector Habibul Bashar had said the selectors wanted to try him in the opening slot, given the left-handers filling the top order. That plan has not materialised in the NCL, where he has mostly batted at four.

He has batted twice at three, scoring 16 and 94, and made an unbeaten 204 for Sylhet against Khulna from number four. Across 54 first-class matches he has over 4,000 runs at an average above 50, with 12 centuries and 18 fifties.

Asked how long he hopes to serve Bangladesh, the answer was short.

“Inshallah, for as long as I remain fit.”