Bangladesh cricket team’s closed-door practice is starting today at Jahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. In this intensive practice of 3 days, the cricketers will prepare mainly for match conditions. The initial 17-man squad announced for the 5-match T20I series against Zimbabwe has some big tests ahead of it.
Young left-handed opener Tanjid Hasan Tamim, who has not played T20 yet, pace all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin, who is in the process of returning, left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam, who has played 2 T20s, left-handed top-order Parvez Hossain Imon, who has not made his debut despite being called up to the national team several times, and Afif Hossain Dhrubar, who continues to struggle with performance. will be tested. These cricketers played their last match in Dhaka Premier Cricket League (DPL) on Thursday.
After the announcement of the final team, those who are not present may play a couple more matches in the DPL. The match preparation of these star cricketers of the country has been done in this event. Parvez was the best in batting and Rishad Hossain was the best leg-spinner among those invited to the camp in bowling (second highest).
The T20 World Cup will be jointly held in June by the West Indies and the United States. Earlier Bangladesh team did not have a chance to have a separate training camp for the World Cup as there were two series. The Bangladesh team is starting the practice camp in Chittagong from today with 17 players for the 5-match T20I series against Zimbabwe at home. In this closed-door exercise, cricketers will practice batting-bowling skills in match situations.
The coaching staff and team management along with head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe will tell the different situations and send two batsmen to bat and bowlers to bowl accordingly. As the World Cup team will be made from those in the camp, they will also get a place in the final 14/15 team against Zimbabwe. And here lies the big test for some cricketers. After a long time, Soumya Sarkar is yet to settle down in the T20 format.
In between, he did not play the T20 series against Sri Lanka a few days ago due to an injury. Wicket keeper batsman Zaker Ali Anik, who has just started his international career, is yet to face enough challenges. The test of how much he can match himself with the challenges of international cricket is starting from today. A battle with form is also a test for Liton Kumar Das and Afif. Liton and captain Nazmul Hossain were quiet failures against the Lankans. Their struggle to regain themselves.
Saifuddin’s biggest test. The pace all-rounder has been out of the national team for a year and a half due to continuous injuries and fitness problems. Finally, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), due to doing well in DPL, got a call this time. The challenge begins today in the process of restarting his international career. He will have to fight against the tried and tested Taskin Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Shakib and Hasan Mahmud to get back into the team.
Apart from this, Tanjid, who has played 15 ODIs but is still waiting to start his journey in T20 cricket, is now in everyone’s eyes after playing well in BPL last time. Taijul Islam is out due to injury problem, Nasum Ahmed is out due to performance and Shakib Al Hasan is on leave. So left-arm spinner Tanveer got a call again.
This is his perfect opportunity to prove himself. All in all, everyone’s challenge starts from today. The final team may be announced on April 28, the last day of this camp – said chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu. From this team, it will become very clear how the T20 World Cup squad can be.
Because if Shakib, Mustafizur Rahman and Taizul are added, this squad will be 20 people! 12/13 players including these two indispensable cricketers will definitely be in the World Cup squad. The rest of the cricketers will fight for the remaining 2/3 spots. That fight will mainly be between Saifuddin, Hasan Mahmud, Tanjim, Tanveer, Taijul, Afif, Parvez and Tanjid. From there, the 15-man squad for the World Cup will be announced by May 1.
Although there is room for change, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will submit an undisclosed shadow team to the ICC. Latest BPL and DPL performance will also be considered. This time in the DPL, the left-handed young opener Parvez played brilliantly. Parvez, who has been called to the national team camp for the fourth time, scored 623 runs at an average of 47.92 and a strike rate of 89.12 in 13 matches.
There are 3 centuries and 2 fifties. Among the cricketers in the camp, Zaker Ali scored 355 runs in 9 innings with 4 fifties at an average of 59.16 and a strike rate of 85.74. His position in the list is number 15. Tawhid Hriday scored 313 runs with 1 century and 3 fifties at an average of 156.50 and a strike rate of 160.51 after batting 5 innings. Mahmudullah Riyad scored 272 runs in 9 innings at an average of 38.85 with 2 fifties.
Tanjid scored 257 runs without any fifty in 10 innings, Shanta scored 241 runs in 3 innings with 1 century, Sheikh Mehdi Hasan scored 234 runs in 12 innings and Afif scored 194 runs in 9 innings. None of the rest have played many matches. Ruel Miah tops the bowling with 27 wickets. After that, legspinner Rishad took 23 wickets in 10 innings and came third. Among those called up to the camp, Tanveer is sixth with 20 wickets in 12 matches, Sheikh Mehdi 20 in 13 matches, Hassan 17 in 11 matches, Taskin 16 in 8 matches, Tanjim 16 in 7 matches, Saifuddin 13 in 10 matches and Shariful 10 wickets in 4 matches.
