Mehedi awaits debut, Shakib departs

Mehedi Hasan is likely to make his Caribbean Premier League (CPL) debut today as his side Trinbago Knight Riders take on St Lucia Stars at the Gros Islet, St Lucia. The match is scheduled to start from 7:00am Bangladesh Standard Time and Sony ESPN will telecast the match live.

Meanwhile, ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was scheduled to fly to the Caribbean last night to play for Jamaica Tallawahs after he finally got his passport.

As Australia will come to Bangladesh on August 18 to play two Tests after their pay dispute ended yesterday, both cricketers will return on August 15.

Young off-spinner Mehedi, who left Dhaka on July 27, said that it would be a great opportunity for him to gain valuable T20 experience as he has so far played only one T20I match, besides which he has had some Bangladesh Premier League experience in the last season while the experienced Shakib has already played in the CPL.