Bangladesh cricket team left Dhaka for Dublin Wednesday morning on the Emirates Airlines at 10:40am, ahead of the tri-nation ODI series in Ireland and the World Cup in England and Wales.
The 17 members of the Bangladesh team will take a travel break in Dubai, the UAE, before boarding a connecting flight to Ireland’s capital Dublin.
Tigers Test and T20I captain Shakib al Hasan though did not travel with the team and will instead board the Qatar Airways Flight Wednesday evening at 7:40pm alongside his wife and daughter.
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Meanwhile, all-rounder Farhad Reza was the Bangladesh cricketer to depart as he left for the Irish capital Tuesday night.
Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza said they have what it takes to gift something special to the countrymen.
He believes team performance will be of utmost importance when they begin their World Cup mission.
Keeping that in mind, the tri-series in Ireland will be crucial for the Tigers’ preparation, said Mashrafe.
Tri-series squad
Mashrafe bin Mortaza (Captain), Shakib al Hasan (Vice Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Saifuddin, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed Rahi, Nayeem Hasan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Taskin Ahmed and Farhad Reza
Tri-series schedule
May 5: Ireland v West Indies – Clontarf
May 7: West Indies v Bangladesh – Castle Avenue, Dublin (3:45pm BST)
May 9: Ireland v Bangladesh – Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin (3:45pm BST)
May 11: Ireland v West Indies – Malahide
May 13: West Indies v Bangladesh – Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin (3:45pm BST)
May 15: Ireland v Bangladesh – Castle Avenue, Dublin (3:45pm BST)
May 17: Final, Malahide
• BST – Bangladesh standard time
