DHAKA, Feb 11, 2020 (BSS)- A group of national cricketers returned home on Tuesday after defeating in the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.
The rest of the players would come back to the country on Wednesday, a BCB official said.
This was Bangladesh’s second phase of Pakistan tour which comprised with
the first Test, also the part of the World Test Championship game.
Bangladesh, however, conceded a humiliating innings and 44-run defeat, making
it their sixth straight Test defeats, amongst which five was by innings
margin.
The Bangladesh team was originally scheduled to board the flight home from
Pakistan tonight (Tuesday) but most of the players preferred not to stay an
extra day and boarded the flight back home Monday night immediate after they
lost the Test.
Only Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Ebadot Hossain and Abu Jayed opted to
stay back a day. They will be arriving tomorrow (Wednesday).
The Tigers are next scheduled to face Zimbabwe at home. Bangladesh will
play a lone Test, three ODIs and two T20Is against Zimbabwe, starting from
February 22 before going to Pakistan in April for the third phase of their
tour which is comprised with an ODI and second Test.