Tigers� conditioning camp from today sans coach

Preparation for Australia Test series

The month-long conditioning camp for 27-member Bangladesh elite players is scheduled to begin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) at 9:45am today.
The selected players for the camp have been asked to report to Bangladesh national team’s strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayen, who has already returned Dhaka from his long-vacation.
Barring Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who was kept in the squad though he will not be the part of the A team or will not play the Test series with Australia, alongside ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, all the players will be available in the opening day camp.  
Mashrafe, dubbed as Narail Express, is now in Singapore with his family, expected to come back on August 25, while Shakib, who went to USA with his expected wife, is due to come back on August 27.
Fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain and off-spinner Sohag Gazi got a call-up in the elite camp. It was Al-Amin’s first call-up in the preliminary squad after the World Cup Down Under. But Gazi made a short comeback in T20 cricket during the home series against South Africa.
 The first spell of the conditioning camp that will start with fitness training, including beep test-shuttle run test and gym, will continue till September 4.
 The players will kickstart their actual practice with bat and ball in the skill camp of the second spell that will kick off September 5 under the guidance of the head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who is due to arrive in Dhaka on September 4, just one day before the start of the second phase practice session.
Assistant coach turned spin-bowling coach Ruwan Kalpage, fast-bowling coach Heath Streak and fielding coach Richard Halsal are all set to land in Dhaka from their respective countries to join with the team’s second phase practice beside Hathurusingha.  
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will form the national team and Bangladesh A team with those 27 cricketers. The board will announce both teams at the fag end of the September. After announcing the final national squad for the upcoming home series against Australia, the splitting team will hold their practice session separately.
National team will play two-match Test series, which will commence from October 9-13, against Australia, who are slotted to arrive here in Dhaka on September 28, twelve days before the onset of the bilateral short-series.
On the other hand, Bangladesh ‘A’ team will go for a month-long tour in two Africa countries on October 15. The visitors will start their Africa campaign with South Africa-leg, where they will play a 3-dayer alongside two one-dayers against the Proteas in an unofficial tour.
Thereafter, the visiting team will play three one-dayers and two four-dayers with Zimbabwe.

 

Tigers� conditioning camp from today sans coach

Preparation for Australia Test series

The month-long conditioning camp for 27-member Bangladesh elite players is scheduled to begin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) at 9:45am today. The selected players for the camp have been asked to report to Bangladesh national teams strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayen, who has already returned Dhaka from his long-vacation. Barring Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who was kept in the squad though he will not be the part of the A team or will not play the Test series with Australia, alongside ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, all the players will be available in the opening day camp. Mashrafe, dubbed as Narail Express, is now in Singapore with his family, expected to come back on August 25, while Shakib, who went to USA with his expected wife, is due to come back on August 27. Fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain and off-spinner Sohag Gazi got a call-up in the elite camp. It was Al-Amins first call-up in the preliminary squad after the World Cup Down Under. But Gazi made a short comeback in T20 cricket during the home series against South Africa. The first spell of the conditioning camp that will start with fitness training, including beep test-shuttle run test and gym, will continue till September 4. The players will kickstart their actual practice with bat and ball in the skill camp of the second spell that will kick off September 5 under the guidance of the head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who is due to arrive in Dhaka on September 4, just one day before the start of the second phase practice session. Assistant coach turned spin-bowling coach Ruwan Kalpage, fast-bowling coach Heath Streak and fielding coach Richard Halsal are all set to land in Dhaka from their respective countries to join with the teams second phase practice beside Hathurusingha. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will form the national team and Bangladesh A team with those 27 cricketers. The board will announce both teams at the fag end of the September. After announcing the final national squad for the upcoming home series against Australia, the splitting team will hold their practice session separately. National team will play two-match Test series, which will commence from October 9-13, against Australia, who are slotted to arrive here in Dhaka on September 28, twelve days before the onset of the bilateral short-series. On the other hand, Bangladesh A team will go for a month-long tour in two Africa countries on October 15. The visitors will start their Africa campaign with South Africa-leg, where they will play a 3-dayer alongside two one-dayers against the Proteas in an unofficial tour. Thereafter, the visiting team will play three one-dayers and two four-dayers with Zimbabwe.