The team was invited to train in Lahore and Rawalpindi by the PCB because of the ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh
\n Islamabad
\nThe Bangladesh senior men\u2019s team is set to arrive in Lahore on August 13, four days before their scheduled arrival, for a two-Test series. The team will train for three days each at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium before the first Test in Rawalpindi from August 21.
\nThe players\u2019 preparations had been disrupted as a result of the ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh. The overseas coaching staff of the team also couldn\u2019t join the players at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka last week because of security concerns. BCB is currently following up with the coaches\u2019 respective embassies for security clearances.
\nThe departure ahead of schedule came after an invitation from the PCB to the BCB to ensure the visiting players have \u201cadequate and fair training opportunities\u201d ahead of the Tests.
\n\u201cSports is not only about winning and losing, it\u2019s also about [camaraderie],\u201d Salman Naseer, PCB chief operating officer, said in a statement. \u201cI remain confident that the extra training sessions in Lahore will allow the players to showcase their best skills and talent on the global stage.\u201d
\nThe Bangladesh players have been training individually at the Shere Bangla under coach Shohel Islam for the last three days.
\n\u201cWe thank the PCB for giving the Bangladesh cricket team the opportunity to have additional training in Pakistan,\u201d BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said in a statement. \u201cThis will certainly help the players to [acclimatise] to the conditions and prepare better for the ICC World Test Championship series.\u201d
\nBangladesh\u2019s Test cricketers had a training camp in Chattogram that was disrupted because of the anti-government protests across the country last month. There have been political rallies inside the Shere Bangla premises, too.
\nThe BCB ended up managing to send the high-performance team to Australia, and the Bangladesh A team to Pakistan. The latter\u2019s departure was delayed by a few days, and the team reached Islamabad on Saturday. Bangladesh A will play two four-day matches and three one-day matches in Pakistan, which will run alongside the senior team\u2019s Test matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi. The Bangladesh squad for the Tests is expected to be announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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