Sports Reporter :
Former opener of Bangladesh Cricket team Shahriar Nafees will go with Bangladesh preliminary squad as part of team management. Usually Manager of Cricket Operations Committee Sabbir Khan visits abroad with Bangladesh contingent. But this time Shahriar Nafees is the replacement of him. Shahriar Nafees will act as Deputy Manager of Bangladesh preliminary squad during the tour of Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh Cricket team will leave the city for Sri Lanka today to play two Test matches against Sri Lanka.
After reaching Sri Lanka Bangladesh Cricket team have to take at least three-day long quarantine period. Then they will get chance to take part in practice sessions. After that they will play an intra-squad match at Katunayake on April 17 and April 18. Then the final squad will be announced for the upcoming two-match Test series.
The first Test match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be held at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy from April 21 to April 25.
The second Test match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will take place at the same venue from April 29 to May 3.
Bangladesh team will depart Sri Lanka for Bangladesh on May 4.
The players of Bangladesh preliminary squad: Mominul Haque, Liton Das, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Sadman Islam, Abu Jayed, Taijul Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Saif Hassan, Yasir Ali, Shoriful Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Mukidul Islam, Shuvagata Hom, Shohidul Islam and Nurul Hasan Sohan.
