It will be a big task
for new head coach Stuart Law, who returned to Dhaka yesterday after
his vacation, to rebuild confidence within the team after a disastrous
tour to Zimbabwe where the Tigers lost both the one-off Test and five
match one-day series and especially after the board removed Shakib Al
Hasan and Tamim Iqbal from their posts as captain and vice-captain
following the debacle.
West
Indies is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on October 4 to play a T20
International, two Tests and three one-day internationals.
As
part of preparation, a limited-over competition named the BCB Cup will
be contested by Bangladesh National Team, Bangladesh A team and GP-BCB
National Cricket Academy. The competition will start from September
12.
The three-member selection committee led by Akram Khan named the three separate teams for the competition.
“We
picked a 14-member national team for this competition but that is no
indication of the team for the home series against West Indies because
it will be a different one. We just tried to make sure that the players
get enough opportunities for match practice,” said Akram.
There
had been a lot of criticism about the board's failure to ensure enough
match practice for the team before the Zimbabwe tour, with many saying
that it was one of the major reasons behind the debacle in Zimbabwe.
And
that is why the BCB has been trying to arrange some practice matches
against a strong foreign team from the subcontinent but there is a very
slim chance that the players will get the opportunity as the BCB did
not get any positive response from its Pakistan and Sri Lanka
counterparts.
TEAMS
NATIONAL:
Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al
Hasan, Shuvogata Hom, Alok Kapali, Nasir Hossain, Abdur Razzak,
Mohammad Ashraful, Shafiul Islam, Sohrawardi Shuvo, Nazmul Hossain and
Rubel Hossain.
BANGLADESH A:
Junaed Siddiqui, Jahurul Islam, Nadif Chowdhury, Rokibul Hasan,
Mahmudullah Riyad, Naeem Islam, Sahagir Hossain, Mohammad Elias,
Shahadat Hossain, Forhad Reza, Saqlain Sajib, Shamsur Rahman, Robiul
Islam and Syed Rasel.
STAND-BY PLAYERS (FOR BOTH TEAMS):
Nazimuddin, Mohammad Mithun, Dhiman Ghosh, Tapash Baishya, Nazmul
Hossain, Nur Hossain, Shubashis Roy, Dollar Mahmud, Rony Talukdar and
Nasiruddin Faruque.
GP-BCB NATIONAL CRICKET ACADEMY:
Fazle Rabbi, Myshukur Rahman, Abdul Majid, Mahmudul Hasan, Mominul
Haque, Tasamul Haque, Anamul Haque, Sabbir Rahman, Alauddin Babu,
Kamrul Islam, Al Amin, Shohag Gazi, Tanvir Ahmed and Sanjamul Islam.
STAND-BY:
Shaker Ahmed, Kamrul Islam, Mukter Ali, Nurul Hasan, Asif Ahmed,
Shihab Ahmed, Iftekhar Rahee, Soumya Sarker and Nazmul Hossain.
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