Bangladesh Cricket
BCB eyeing to depart for Sri Lanka in October, says Akram
|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday said that if everything goes well then they will try to depart for Sri Lanka between October 7 to 10 to feature in the three-match Test series.
Bangladesh were expected to leave for Sri Lanka on September 27 but had to postpone it due to the differences between the two boards regarding the duration of the quarantine period.
BCB still awaits a response from the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) regarding a revised tour guideline after the tourist announced that they are not ready to do quarantine for more than seven days after host asked them to complete 14-day mandatory quarantine period with the limited movement in the hotel.
"We were supposed to leave for Sri Lanka tomorrow but we are not being able to do so. Head coach [Russel Domingo], selectors and BCB CEO [Nizamuddin Chowdhury] sat for a meeting and decided to give a three-day break to the players. We will return to training after three days and we hope that we will get a response from the SLC in two-three days," Akram told reporters on Saturday.
"If everything remains positive, we hope to go on the tour sometime between the 7th and 10th of the next month. Since their [Lankan] Premier League (LPL) has also been delayed, so they also have time," he further added.
SLC has been in constant touch with their health ministry in order to give the BCB a revised guideline for the tour. But the SLC mentioned that they would be compelled to call off the tour if the BCB refuses to comply with the revised health protocol to be given by their health ministry in the upcoming days.