Bangladesh Team Arrives in Pakistan for Two-Test Series

The Bangladesh men’s cricket team arrived in Lahore from Dhaka on Tuesday to play a two-Test series against Pakistan.

The team was taken to a private hotel with strict security from the Allama Iqbal Airport. According to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the Bangladesh team will rest at the hotel today. They will train at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on August 14, 15, and 16.

The team will travel to Islamabad on August 17. The first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will start on August 21 in Rawalpindi. The second Test will be played from August 30 to September 3 in Karachi.

Pakistan’s Test captain, Shan Masood, spoke at a press conference on Sunday. He said it is time to move on from the past, including the T20 World Cup 2024. “Whatever happened in the World Cup is now in the past. We must always move forward,” Masood said.

Squads:

Pakistan:

Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel, Aamir Jamal (subject to fitness), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Hurraira, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Bangladesh:

Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mahmudullah, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, and Khaled Ahmed.