DHAKA —The Bangladesh national cricket team left Bangladesh today for a two-match Test series in Sri Lanka, which is the part of ICC World Test Championship. The Tigers left the country on a chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Mominul…
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BCB still optimistic amid clouds over SL tour
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is still optimistic about Sri Lanka tour as they await a response from the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) regarding a revised tour guideline even though the hosts nation made it clear without following strict…
BCB postpones Tigers second official corona test for SL tour
DHAKA — The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) postponed the Sri Lanka bound players second official corona test, which is scheduled to be conducted tomorrow (Friday). The second test was due to be done 72 hours before boarding the plane for…
BCB ready to make any adjustment if needed for SL tour
DHAKA — The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is yet to respond on revised health guidelines, making it tougher for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to leave the country for the tour scheduled on September 27. The delay of journey means…
Cricketers to undergo corona test amid uncertainty over SL tour
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will conduct the COVID-19 test of 27 cricketers who were given GO (Government Order) for the tour of Sri Lanka. The corona test of those 27 cricketers will be held on Friday as the…
Bangladesh prefers seven-day quarantine in SL tour: BCB CEO
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) made it clear that they are preferring seven-day quarantine in Sri Lanka before getting down for the three-match Test series against the hosts. The BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that the latest discussion…
McMillan becomes Tigers batting coach for SL tour
DHAKA —The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Craig McMillan as the national team’s batting consultant for the tour of Sri Lanka. McMillan, the former New Zealand batsman, became the successor of Neil McKenzie who stepped down from the post…
38 cricketers to undergo COVID-19 test thrice before SL tour
DHAKA—All of the 38 players, who will be in the preliminary squad for the Sri Lanka bound national team must undergo COVID-19 test thrice before heading to the Island nation, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The squad though will…
BCB to look to government for instruction regarding SL tour
Bangladesh national cricket team was scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in June-July, but the fate of the series has been in jeopardy since the onset of the lethal coronavirus pandemic. The Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) said they will…