Bangladesh national and HP team more likely to leave for Sri Lanka on Sep 23
Bangladesh national team and HP team will probably leave for Sri Lanka on September 23 for his or her upcoming series, informed Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket businesses chairman Akram Khan today following a meeting at the BCB headquarters.
Bangladesh's three-Test series against Sri Lanka is scheduled to start out from October 24. The BCB in addition has proposed for a three-match T20I series nonetheless it still remains uncertain. Akram also informed that the national team will practice for approximately 10-12 days in the country in mid-September before leaving for Sri Lanka with the HP team.
"We have settled on a date whenever we will be travelling to Sri Lanka. We might practice for 10-12 days here in Bangladesh in the center of September prior to going to Sri Lanka with the HP team along with us. We will practice for 20-25 days together and on October 24 our series will commence," informed Akram today.
A 24-member HP squad will be announced for the Sri Lanka series. The BCB will be bearing the expenses of both the national and HP squads prior to the start of the HP series. Following the HP series begins, all of the expenses of the HP squad will go beneath the Sri Lankan board.
Another issue addressed during today's meeting was about the involvement of premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in the upcoming Sri Lanka tour. Shakib's ban from cricket, imposed by the ICC this past year October for the all-rounder's failure in reporting corrupt approaches on three occasions, should come to a finish on October 29 and Akram informed that there is still a lot that should be discussed regarding his go back to cricket.
"Shakib will be free [from the imposed ban] on October 29 and till then he cannot practice with the team. We will need to discuss this issue with the top coach, Shakib himself and in addition with the board president and decide," informed Akram.
