Tigers reach Hyderabad

The 15-member Bangladesh team led by Mushfiqur Rahim reached the southern Indian city of Hyderabad for the one-off Test match against India starting there on February 9.

The visiting team landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at 7:30pm and travelled to the Taj Deccan Hotel, Hyderabad Cricket Association media manager Vikram Mansingh told The Daily Star over phone.

As per the joint itinerary released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), the Bangladesh team will train on February 3 and 4 ahead of the two-day warm-up match against an India A side on February 5-6 to be played at the Gymkhana Ground in Secunderabad.

Vikram informed that after the warm-up match, the Bangladesh team will shift to the Taj Krishna Hotel, which is closer to the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium -- the venue of the Test.

The visitors will train at the Test venue on February 7 and 8 but on a different pitch from the one on which the Test will be played.

The Bangladesh team will return to Dhaka on February 14.

This is the first time Bangladesh will play a Test in India since getting Test status 16 years ago.

While India has already named a 16-member squad for the Test, Bangladesh announced a 15-member side which does not have their lethal weapon in pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman.