Sports Desk:

The Bangladesh national cricket team reached Sri Lanka on Friday divided into two groups, for a full bilateral series, which will kick off with a two-match Test series.

The first group, consisted with 10 cricketers and other support staff left

the country on Thursday while second group arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday.

A total of 28-member Bangladesh contingent consisted of 16 players and 12 coaching and support staff.

Bangladesh will start their practice session on Saturday before facing off Sri Lanka in the first Test, starting on June 17 at Galle.

The second and final Test will be held in Colombo from June 25. The Test series will be followed by three-match ODI series and as many T20 Internationals.

Bangladesh are yet to announce the squad for the ODI and T20 series but the BCB named a new ODI captain in Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, however, will continue to lead the Test team.

Bangladesh Test Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Shadman Islam, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Kumer Das, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Vice-Captain), Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Murad, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Syed Khaled Ahmed.