25 shortlisted for SL tour

A 25-member preliminary team for Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka was submitted to the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) cricket operations committee by the selectors a few days back. While the list has not yet been disclosed to the media, the national selectors have said that major changes in the team from the one that played against West Indies in November-December last year were unlikely.
"The core of the team will remain the same as we decided not to make too many changes. We will announce the final side after observing the players in the upcoming final of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL)," said chief selector Akram Khan.
"We want to wait for a while because we have time and we want to observe the fitness levels of some of the players," he added.
Despite planning to field a similar looking side for the tour of SriLanka, the selectors stated that there might be a few new entrants based on their performances in the upcoming days. Marshall Ayub is one such player who has been talked about ever since his prolific batting in the domestic first-class tournaments.
The national camp for the Sri Lanka tour will begin on February 20.