Nine Bangladesh cricketers to resume individual training from Sunday

Nine Bangladesh players, including former captain Mushfiqur Rahim, will resume individual training across four venues from Sunday, country's cricket board anunced. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has prepared four venues -- Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet and Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna --   for first phase of practice session by following all necessary safety protocols, according to a BCB statement. "Players will take part in running and gym sessions at academy, batting at Indoor centre. Or three venues will be available for Running and GYM only," statement read.

Nine cricketers to resume individual training

Mushfiqur, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Mithun, Shafiul Islam will train in Dhaka while Syed Khaled Ahmed and Nasum Ahmed will practice in Sylhet. Mehedi Hasan and Nurul Hasan  will avail training facilities in Khulna while Nayeem Hasan will be only one practicing in Chattogram. Earlier this month, BCB had anunced that all major international and first-class venues along with training facilities -- eight in total -- were being readied for an imminent return of cricket in country.

BCB had earlier postponed its Test tour of Pakistan in April apart from Ireland and UK tour in May. Last month, Bangladesh's former ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza along with former players Nazmul Islam and Nafees Iqbal also tested positive for COVID-19. Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka was postponed while New Zealand, who were slated to play a two-Test in South Asian country in August-September as part of ICC World Test Championship, also put off series to a later date due to health threat posed by COVID-19 pandemic. Australia's tour of Bangladesh, originally scheduled for June, has also been deferred, owing to pandemic. 

Im credits: AP