The first batch of Bangladesh national cricket team leave for Australia via Singapore this evening to take part in the training camp ahead of the New Zealand series.
Apart from Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, lmrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Nazmul Hosssain Shanto, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Kamrul Islam, Shuvashish Roy, Rubel Hossain and Ebadat Hossain leave for this evening.
Khulna Titans captain Mahmudullah and Shuvagata Hom will also accompany with the first batch.
Seven cricketers, who are representing for Dhaka Dynamites and Rajshahi Kings for the BPL, will leave for Australia on Saturday (December 10).
Allrounder Shakib Al Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain and Tanvir Haider are representing for Dhaka while Sabbir Rahman, Mominul Haque Nurul Hasan Sohan and Mehedi Hasan Miraj playing for Rajshahi Kings.
However one day skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and Tamim Iqbal, who are not playing the BPL final, will also accompany with the second batch on Saturday.
During the preparation camp in Sydney, Bangladesh will play two practice matches against Big Bash teams Sydney Thunders and Sydney Sixers.
After the completion of preparation camp the Tigers will set for New Zealand on December 18 where Bangladesh will take part a practice match on December 22.
The Bangladesh will play the first ODI on December 26 followed by second and third matches on December 29 and 31.
The first T20I will be held on January 3 and the second T20 is slated on January 8. The third and final T20will be held on January 8. The first Test of the two-match series begins on January 12 while the second and final Test will begin on January 20.
Earlier, Bangladesh Cricket Board announced preliminary squad for the preparation camp in Australia.
PRELIMINARY SQUAD:
Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mahmud Ullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shabbir Rahaman, Soumya Sarker, Mosaddek Hossain Saikot, Nurul Hassan Sohan, Mehedi Hasan Miraj, Shuvagata Hom, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Taijul Islam, Masrafe Bin Mortaza, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shuvashish Roy, Ebadat Hossain, Tanbir Haydar, Rubel Hossain and Kamrul Islam Rabbi.
