GP-BCB Academy to leave for SA
Operations manager of the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team Jahangir Shah announces the team's tour of South Africa as others follow at the Grameenphone Head Office yesterday.Photo: STAR
A 14-member GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team will leave Dhaka today on a three-week tour of South Africa.
Marshal Ayub will lead the team in the two four-dayers, three one-dayers and two T20 matches against their South African counterparts.
The team was announced at a press conference yesterday where selector Akram Khan, member of the BCB's development committee Shakil Kasem and team operations manager Jahangir Shah Badsha were present.
The first four-day match will be held at Tukkies1 in Pretoria on August 7-10 while the second match is scheduled for August 13-16 at Laudium in Pretoria.
The one-day matches are scheduled for August 19 (PHSOB, Pretoria), August 21 (Laudium, Pretoria), August 23 (Dobsonville, Johannesburg) while both the T20 matches will be held on August 25 at Tukkies1 in Pretoria.
Last year, GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team toured South Africa and Sri Lanka and also played 2nd Grameenphone Academy Cup series at home against Sri Lanka.
SQUAD
Marshal Ayub (captain), Mohammad Mithun (vice-captain), Rony Talukdar, Nadimuddin Mintu, Nasir Hossain, Shuvagat Hom, Farhad Hossain, Tanbir Hayder Khan, Saklain Sajib, Robiul Islam, Muktar Ali, Subhashis Roy, Kamrul Islam and Shafiul Islam.
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