BIPIN DANI
Sri Lanka's Roshan Abeysinghe and South Africa's HD Ackerman are the part of the commentary team for the two Test matches in Bangladesh, it is learnt.
According to the sources in Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), six names are approved for the commentary panel.
They are : Athar Ali, Shamim Ashraf Chowdhury, Samonnoy Ghosh, Mazhar Uddin, HD Ackerman and Roshan Abeysinghe.
Ghosh and Mazhar are assigned to commentate in the first and second Test respectively.
Roshan Abeysinghe and HD Ackerman are regular faces for the Sri Lankan viewers as they are regulars in Sri Lanka for the international and the LPL (Lanka Premier League) matches.
Both are scheduled to reach Bangladesh on Saturday. South African-born Ackerman now lives in Australia.
Abeysinghe will also be a key member at the presentations.
The first of the two Tests begins at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chattogram on Sunday. The second Test match (May 23-27) will be played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS), Mirpur Dhaka.