All Sri Lanka return Tiger cricketers test Covid-19 negative
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Sri Lanka return national team cricketers have been quarantined at home after playing a two-match Test series in Sri Lanka as the cricketers returning from the tour were tested for Covid-19 so that they could return to practice as soon as possible. All the cricketers returning from Sri Lanka have tested negative for Covid-19. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) doctor Monzur Hussain Chowdhury confirmed the matter to the media.
After playing a two-Test series, the Bangladesh team returned to the country on a chartered plane last Tuesday. Due to the coronavirus situation in the country, they were sent to their home quarantine from the airport. Initially, there was talk of 14-day home quarantine, but the BCB had requested for relaxation of quarantine to give the cricketers a chance to prepare ahead of the one-day series against Sri Lanka at home. The Department of Health agreed to the with corona test.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has already announced the schedule for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. The visiting Sri Lankan cricket team will arrive in Dhaka on May 16 to play the series as per the schedule.
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Some of the cricketers in the preliminary squad of Bangladesh started training from May 2 ahead of the series. The practice started under the supervision of local coaches with cricketers from, who were not in the Sri Lanka Test squad.
After a three-day quarantine till May 18, pre-series preparations will be held at the academy ground of Mirpur on May 19-20. The first warm-up match of the series will be held on May 21 at Bangladesh Sports Education Institute (BKSP). The series will start from May 23.
