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Tigers start training for West Indies series


Bangladeshpost
Published : 10 Jan 2021 08:30 PM | Updated : 11 Jan 2021 12:35 AM

The Bangladesh national cricket team began their practice campaign at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday at a time when visiting West Indies landed in Dhaka, BSS reports.

All of the players of Test and ODI squad, sans Test captain Mominul Haque and off-spinner Nayeem Hasan joined the first day’s training, supervised by head coach Russell Domingo.

Sohel Islam, who will oversee Tigers spin bowling department in the series because of the absence of Daniel Vettori, trainer Nick Lee, physio Juilan Calfato and field coach Ryan Cook were also present and worked with the players during the first day’s training.

Newly appointed batting coach Jon Lewis and fast bowling coach Ottis Gibson were absent due to the quarantine rule as both of them came from the UK. As per Bangladesh government’s directive, people coming from the UK should stay in quarantine for 14 days.

The BCB is trying for special permission for them to join the practice after returning Covid-19 negative twice.

“Those who are coming from the UK for this series, have some limitations to move because of the government’s strict rule. But we have applied to the government and hopefully we will get permission for them. For the standard practice of our coaches is that they would have to return negative twice and then if the government permits, they will be allowed to come into the stadium,” BCB CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury told the reporters.

However the three-hour long practice session started with warm-up. After spending half an hour in warm-up, the batsmen and bowlers went indoors for batting bowling practice. Thereafter the players did some fielding sessions.

As per the practice schedule sent by the BCB, the players will train for four days at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium before they play two warm-up games amongst them on January 14 and 16 at BKSP ground.

After the second game on January 16, the ODI team for the three-match series against West Indies will be given.