The 30-year-old Bishop, who lost form and his place during England's tour of the Caribbean earlier this year, is among five players on the team with test experience.

Leg-spinner Rawl Lewis, whose one Test cap was on the senior tour of Pakistan last winter, completes the quintet.

Right-handed batsmen Richard Smith, Keith Semple and 20-year-old wicket-keeper Wayne Phillip earn their first overseas assignments at this level.

The squad:

Ian Bishop (captain), Richard Smith (Trinidad Tobago); Sherwin Campbell, Floyd Reifer, Adrian Griffith, Courtney Browne, Pedro Collins (all Barbados); Wavel Hinds (Jamaica), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Neil McGarrell, Keith Semple, Reon King (all Guyana); Wayne Phillip, Rawl Lewis (both Windward Islands) and Carl Tuckett (LeewardIslands).

The schedule

November 18-20:

vs Board President's XI at Mumbai; Nov 23-25:

vs BCCI Youth Team at Pune; Nov 28-Dec 1:

1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; Dec 4-7:

2nd Test at Chennai; Dec 9:

One-day practice match at Bangalore; Dec 11:

1st ODI at Bangalore; Dec 13:

2nd ODI at Hyderabad; Dec 15: 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad.