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Rajin leads BCB XI in practice match against SL tomorrow

Saturday, 20 December 2008


Bangladesh Cricket Board Friday named a 14-member BCB XI squad for the only three-day practice match against visiting Sri Lanka beginning tomorrow (Sunday) at BKSP in Savar, reports UNB.
Right-handed batsman Rajin Saleh, who has been recalled for the Test series against Sri Lanka, will lead the BCB XI with left handed batsman Mehrab Hossain Jr as his deputy.
The selected players have been asked to report to coach Mohammad Salah Uddin and manager Sajjad Ahmed at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNS) at Mirpur today (Saturday) at 4 pm.
The three-day practice match precedes the GrameenPhone two-match Test Series that will begin on December 26 at the SBNS.
BCB XI : Rajin Saleh (captain), Mehrab Hossain Jr (vice captain), Imrul Kayes, Nafis Iqbal, Faisal Hossain, Mohammad Mithun (WK), Nazmul Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Tareq Aziz Khan, Nabil Samad, Saikat Ali, Ashraful Aziz, Md. Rahi and Raihanuddin Arafat.