DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced that players will begin their individual training session from Sunday. Cricket in Bangladesh remained suspended since March in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
In the first phase of practice session, the BCB named nine players who will be seen in action across different venues in the country. They are Mushfiqur Rahim (Dhaka), Imrul Kayes (Dhaka), Mohammad Mithun (Dhaka), Shafiul Islam (Dhaka), Syed Khaled Ahmed (Sylhet), Nasum Ahmed (Sylhet), Nurul Hasan (Khulna), Mahadi Hasan (Khulna) and Nayeem Hasan (Chattogram).
"Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Dhaka, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chattogram, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) in Sylhet and Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) in Khulna are the four venues for the first phase of the individual practice session," the BCB said in its release.
"BCB prepared four venues for the practice session by following all the necessary safety protocols. Players will take part in Running and GYM at Academy, Batting at Indoor Center. Other three venues will be available for Running and GYM only."
Bangladesh will join few other Asian nations who have resumed their training amid this global crisis. Pakistan cricket team is currently in England where they will be taking part in a series including three Tests and as may ODIs. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan both held their respective training sessions last month. While as for India, the players haven't been officially asked to turn up for training yet. Players have been sharing pictures and videos of themselves doing personal outdoor and indoor training. IANS