Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket team returned to the country after playing a glorious series of dreams and making history! Nazmul Hossain Shanto's team whitewashed the host by 2-0 in the second Test last Tuesday with a great victory of 6 wickets. After this historic series, Nazmul Hossain Shanto's team returned home on Wednesday night.
The first group of the team via Dubai set foot in Dhaka at 11:30 tonight. The second group will return after two and a half hours. They were coming from Qatar. That flight will reach Dhaka after approximately 2 pm.
Nazmul Hossain Shanto received floral greetings at the airport yesterday! BCB director Akram Khan, Nazmul Abedin Fahim and many others were present to receive them!
Almost everyone on the coaching panel is returning to the country with the team. Only pace bowling coach Andre Adams has gone to New Zealand to visit his family and strength and conditioning coach Nathan Kiely has taken leave.
Shakib Al Hasan's destination is not to Bangladesh even though the rest of the 16 members of the team have returned home. The country's best all-rounder is going directly to England from Pakistan. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has already given a no-objection letter to Shakib to play for Surrey in the county. This all-rounder from Bangladesh will play for Surrey against Middlesex there. The match will start on September 9. Later, Shakib will join the team in India directly from England.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh team will visit India this September. The camp will start on September 8. The Bangladesh team will leave the country for India on September 15. The first Test of the series will begin in Chennai on September 19. The second and final Test of the series starts on September 27 in Kanpur.