ICC fact finders due Monday

A three-member ICC inspection team, formed to assess Bangladesh's plea for Test status, will arrive tomorrow on a six-day fact-finding mission. They are: former Test players Nasimul Ghani of Pakistan, Graham Dowling of New Zealand and Andy Pycroft of Zimbabwe.

The team, which is making its second visit to Dhaka, is scheduled to inspect a few potential venues and also witness the Bangladesh-MCC four-day match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on January 18.

The team will submit its report to the game's governing body before June. The document is considered crucial as the ICC will review Bangladesh's case at its next annual meeting in June.