Bangladesh team off to Sri Lanka on chartered plane

The Bangladesh team left the country for Sri Lanka around 12.40pm on Monday (April 12) to play two-match series, beginning 21 April.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) hired a chartered flight for the tour.

The sources said a total of 41 members consisting of 21 players, coaching staff, support staff and BCB officials left for Sri Lanka.

Earlier on Friday, BCB announced a 21-member big squad for the tour.

According to the schedule, Bangladesh team is scheduled to play a warmup match. That’s why such big squad was announced. Besides, Sri Lanka will not allow net bowlers to practice in net. So, additional bowers were kept in the squad.

The team will be staying in Negombo in a hotel close to the airport. After completing three-day quarantine, Bangladesh team will start practice session.

Later, the Inter-squad warm-up match will be played between 17-18 April to finalize the squad.