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Bangladesh in dilemma to announce team for Pakistan tour
DHAKA, Dec 22, 2019 (BSS)-As Pakistan is yet to agree with Bangladesh’s
proposal for a split series, the national selectors are in dilemma to
announce the team.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has recently informed their Pakistan
counterpart that they would play the three-match T20 series in Pakistan soil
but requested them to arrange the two-match Test series in neutral venue.
However Pakistan is yet to reply.
The tourists are scheduled to visit Pakistan in January- February for
the bilateral series comprising two-match Test and three-match Twenty 20
series.
The T20 series will be held in the last week of January and Bangladesh
plans to reach Pakistan on January 21 if their proposal gets nod from the
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Minhajul Abedin Nannu, the chief selector said they would keep the team
ready regardless of the outcome.
“We won’t be able to make the plans [for selecting squad] properly,
until BPL reaches its half way, then we will think about it,” Nannu said
here today.
“We have to take our own preparations. As we have some times, we can
prepare a team,” he added.
Nannu said that he is happy to see players getting confidence under
their belt by scoring runs in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier
League (BBPL).
“Batsmen are making runs. This is good for the audience and the players
are also getting more confidence. But the disappointments are there for the
bowlers. Wickets will usually be different in different venues. Players face
different challenges in different pitches. If they struggle in Dhaka, then
they are playing comfortably in Chattogram. And they might feel difficulty
when they will be playing in Sylhet. If we have different wickets in
different venues, it will be beneficial for us.”
While some young players like Mehedi Hasan Rana, Mukidul Islam Mugdho
and others are playing exceedingly well in the tournament, Nannu indicated
that they are not in a hurry to give chances to young cricketers as they are
ready to wait and groom them properly.
“l feel that it is not right to judge a player just by seeing him
perform in one or two games,” he said.
“We have to consider many things. Representing a country and playing
against a team, is something different. Many players performing at high
quality at domestic level but they are not able to perform in international
level,” he added.
“So we have to consider many things before preparing a squad. We are
definitely considering the young players. Most importantly, many HP players
played really well. We are able to see the players [performing] that we have
nurtured at HP level, this is positive side,” he said adding that the
youngster need to have big goals so that they can serve the national team for
a long period of time.
“Any young players will have to set his mind to play standard cricket
for 15 years. It is not possible to understand the level of a player with one
or two matches.”
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