Bangladesh Cricket Team Arrives in Lahore for Test Series Against Pakistan
Islamabad:The Bangladesh cricket team has arrived in Lahore for their upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan. Upon their arrival at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal Airport, stringent security measures were in place. The team was escorted by security personnel from the airport to a private hotel.
The Bangladesh team is scheduled to begin preparations for the Test series on August 14. After three days of training at Gaddafi Stadium, the team will travel to Islamabad on August 17.
The first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be held from August 21 to 25 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, while the second Test will take place in Karachi from August 30 to September 3.
**Bangladesh Squad:**
– **Captain:** Najmul Hossain Shanto
– Mahmudul Hasan Joy
– Zakir Hasan
– Shadman Islam
– Mominul Haque
– Mushfiqur Rahim
– Shakib Al Hasan (to arrive from Canada)
– Litton Das
– Mehidy Hasan Miraz
– Taijul Islam
– Naeem Hasan
– Nahid Rana
– Shariful Islam
– Hasan Mahmud
– Taskin Ahmed
– Syed Khalid Ahmed
These two Test matches are part of the ICC World Test Championship. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had announced a 17-member Pakistan squad for the Test series last week.
**Pakistan Squad:**
– **Captain:** Shan Masood
– **Vice-Captain:** Saud Shakeel
– Aamer Jamal (fitness-dependent)
– Abdullah Shafique
– Abrar Ahmed
– Babar Azam
– Kamran Ghulam
– Khurram Shahzad
– Mir Hamza
– Muhammad Ali
– Muhammad Haris
– Muhammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper)
– Naseem Shah
– Saiem Ayub
– Salman Ali Agha
– Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper)
– Shaheen Shah Afridi
The Pakistan Test squad will start their training camp on August 11 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, supervised by head coach Jason Gillespie and assistant coach Azhar Mahmood.
