The Bangladesh national baseball team will leave here for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 6 (Wednesday) to take part in the Baseball United Arab Classic Championship scheduled to be held from November 6-11 in Dubai.
A total of nine countries -- Bangladesh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Palestine and host UAE -- will take part in the international meet, said a press release here today.
The nine participating teams, split into two groups, will compete in the league basis tournament. Bangladesh has been grouped with Pakistan, Afghanistan, the UAE and India while the other group consists with Palestine, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the KSA.
The Bangladesh national baseball team is expected to return home on November 12. —BSS