CWI team arrives in Dhaka to inspect COVID-19 arrangements, confirms BCB

West Indies are scheduled to play a full series in Bangladesh next year.

West Indies likely to play 2 Tests in Bangladesh | Dhaka Tribune

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket operations chairman Akram Khan on Saturday (November 28) revealed that Cricket West Indies (CWI) has sent a two-member team to Dhaka to inspect the COVID-19 arrangements set-up by the BCB for the full series in January.

The CWI Director Dr. Akshai Mansingh and their security manager Paul Slowewill arrived in Dhaka on Saturday to inspect the BCB’s bio-security plans and health protocols for the upcoming full series comprising three Tests, as many ODIs, and two T20Is next year in January.

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It is being said the CWI officials are also likely to travel to Chattogram to take stock of the COVID-19 management plans for the series with the duo will stay in Bangladesh till December 3.

The two CWI officials are expected to undergo a COVID-19 test on Saturday and then they can begin their inspection after returning negative for the tests here.

Mr. Akram Khan told ‘Cricbuzz’: “They arrived to come and see our Covid-19 management plan and the security plan ahead of their scheduled tour in January.”

Noteworthy, West Indies team is currently on a tour of New Zealand to play three T20Is and two Test matches. They didn’t have a great start to the tour having suffered a defeat in the first T20I on Friday.

 
 

By Rashmi Nanda - 28 Nov, 2020

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