ZC requests BCB for practice matches ahead of T20 WC

[Naimul_Hd]

প্রস্তুতি ম্যাচের জন্য বিসিবিকে জিম্বাবুয়ের চিঠি

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বাংলানিউজটোয়েন্ট� �ফোর.কম
ঢাকা: শ্রীলঙ্কায় অনুষ্ঠেয় টি-টোয়েন্টি বিশ্বকাপের আগে বাংলাদেশে প্রস্তুতি ম্যাচ খেলতে চায় জিম্বাবুয়ে। বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড (বিসিবি)’কে এ জন্য চিঠিও দিয়েছে ক্রিকেট জিম্বাবুয়ে।

যদিও বিসিবি এখনো প্রতিউত্তর দেয়নি। আসলে ওই সময়ে জিম্বাবুয়ের জন্য প্রস্তুতি ম্যাচের ব্যবস্থা করা বিসিবির জন্য কঠিন কাজ। বিসিবি একাদশের হয়ে জাতীয় দল তখন ত্রিনিদাদ এন্ড টোবাগোতে থাকবে চার জাতি টি-টোয়েন্টি টুর্নামেন্ট খেলতে। ৩০ আগস্ট ত্রিনিদাদের উদ্দেশ্যে রওয়ানা হবে বাংলাদেশ দল। সেখানে ৬, ৭ ও ৮ সেপ্টেম্বর আফগানিস্তান, জ্যামাইকা ও স্বাগতিক ত্রিনিদাদের বিপক্ষে আনঅফিসিয়াল টি-টোয়েন্টি টুর্নামেন্টে খেলে সোজা শ্রীলঙ্কায় চলে যাবে।

বাংলাদেশ ‘এ’ দলও তখন ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ হাইপারফরমেন্স দলের বিপক্ষে খেলার জন্য প্রস্তুতি নেবে। সেপ্টেম্বরে ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ হাইপারফরমেন্স দল ঢাকায় আসবে দ্বিপাক্ষিক সিরিজ খেলার জন্য। তারপরও জিম্বাবুয়ে প্রস্তুতি ম্যাচ খেলতে চাইলে বিকল্প ব্যবস্থা করবে বিসিবি। ক্রিকেট পরিচালনা বিভাগের চেয়ারম্যান এনায়েত হোসেন সোমবার মোবাইলফোনে বাংলানিউজকে বলেন, ‘জিম্বাবুয়ে আমাদের কাছে আগ্রহ প্রকাশ করেছে। তারা খেলতে চায় বিশ্বকাপের আগে। কিন্তু ওই সময় বাংলাদেশ দল দেশের বাইরে থাকবে। আগে থেকে ত্রিনিদাদে খেলা ঠিক হয়ে আছে। ‘এ’ দলকেও পাওয়া যাবে না। তারপরও যদি জিম্বাবুয়ে চায় খেলবে তাহলে আমাদের বিকল্প কিছু করতে হবে।’

জুনে বাংলাদেশ এবং দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকাকে নিয়ে ত্রিদেশীয় টি-টোয়েন্টি সিরিজের আয়োজন করে জিম্বাবুয়ে। বিসিবির অনুরোধে দ্বিপাক্ষিক সিরিজে বাংলাদেশ দলকে অন্তর্ভুক্ত করে তারা। বিসিবিরও দায়িত্ব আছে তাদের প্রস্তুতির সুযোগ করে দেওয়ার।


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[Naimul_Hd]

Can't we arrange few matches towards the end of August ? It will be a good preparation for '4 nations Tournament in T&T'.

[playmaker]

Seems like a good proposal. We should accept it afterall, we arent any better than zimbos. And in t20s they are marginally better

[NoName]

Go for it, players like Shak and Tamim will get practice at the SLPL, meanwhile the players that will be cricket-less could get some practice in too.

[Leafs PWN]

That's good news for us. Zim is a good team.

[mufi_02]

What is this BCB XI tour of WI in August? How come all the national players are going and yet its not considered international?

[Equinox]

^Because Jamaica and Trinidad are not international teams.

I don't understand why the BCB is scheduling games all around the world when the WT20 is in Sri Lanka? Playing at home would have been the best preparation of all. I hope they give ZC's proposal some serious consideration and try and accommodate a few practice matches with Zimbabwe if possible.

[M.H.Rubel]

Good proposal by the Zimbabwe. We need to utilize the scope. But it will be good if the matches become international.

[zinatf]

Oh god more matches...will be even better if they become international and shown on tv...more practice for Tigers before the upcoming WC!

[Naimul_Hd]

Originally Posted by Equinox

I don't understand why the BCB is scheduling games all around the world when the WT20 is in Sri Lanka? Playing at home would have been the best preparation of all. I hope they give ZC's proposal some serious consideration and try and accommodate a few practice matches with Zimbabwe if possible.

I agree.

Besides so much traveling ahead of WC would make our boys tired and exhausted. First Zim, then Europe and now WI and then direct WI to SL.

I believe BCB should not send National team in disguise of BCB XI in WI. They better send players who don't get enough opportunities playing against good teams. Let our National team in Bangladesh and make 3-5 T20 matches series against Zim. That would help National players not to travel much and play in sub-continental environment.

[al Furqaan]

Screw T20 throw in a couple Tests!

[ialbd]

woah... had no idea we were going to T&T before the t20 WC...

BCB seems cash loaded these days...

playing ZC at home makes more sense than Jamaica & t&t in the Caribbeans

[AsifTheManRahman]

The preliminary squad has 30 men - keep the national team at home to play Zimbabwe and send the balance to T&T. Pick a couple of notables from the T&T tour for the WC squad if at all possible.

[ialbd]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
Screw T20 throw in a couple Tests!

you have no idea how badly I want a test match against Zim...

will just have to wait till Nov for the WI series I guess...

[roman]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
Screw T20 throw in a couple Tests!

According to BCB, That will hamper WC preparation.

[Naimul_Hd]

Originally Posted by roman
According to BCB, That will hamper WC preparation.

We suck at T20 anyway. 100 ta T20 practice khelleo kono labh hobe na ei shob chagol der niye

[Ian Pont]

Originally Posted by ialbd
woah... had no idea we were going to T&T before the t20 WC...

BCB seems cash loaded these days...

playing ZC at home makes more sense than Jamaica & t&t in the Caribbeans

Let's hope the BPL is sorted out then

[Night_wolf]

Originally Posted by Naimul_Hd
I agree.

Besides so much traveling ahead of WC would make our boys tired and exhausted. First Zim, then Europe and now WI and then direct WI to SL.

I believe BCB should not send National team in disguise of BCB XI in WI. They better send players who don't get enough opportunities playing against good teams. Let our National team in Bangladesh and make 3-5 T20 matches series against Zim. That would help National players not to travel much and play in sub-continental environment.

totally agree..send the bench to tnt, tnt will be without pollard,bravo,narine too..its not worth it to travel all the way to wi to play them..we would get more benefit by playing here in dhaka as the conditions are similer with SL, on the top of that we can get some plug players to feel our holes from tnt..may be someone like mominul..bcb will be idiots if they let this opportunity go

[Raynman]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
Screw T20 throw in a couple Tests!

Totally agree. In fact, screw ZIM.

We should only play 5 test series' against AUS, ENG and SAF.

Lets have BCB only play first class in domestics and only Tests in the international field.

[BengaliPagol]

BD should versue teams in the DPL.

[Dilscoop]

That awkward moment when I was thinking "Zunaid C(k)azi requests... :face and palm:

[cricheart]

We got some responsibility to arrange some Zimbabwe practice match here, if this part is important then, why not Rajshahi/Khulna plays with them? as our teams playing there in WI with teams like Zamaica, Afgan, TnT!

[Jadukor]

We should be clear in the communication of our decision. We already soured our relationship with Pakistan Board... don't want another problem with the Zimbabwe board as well.

[auntu]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
The preliminary squad has 30 men - keep the national team at home to play Zimbabwe and send the balance to T&T. Pick a couple of notables from the T&T tour for the WC squad if at all possible.

Good idea!

[deshimon]

Originally Posted by Naimul_Hd
I agree.

Besides so much traveling ahead of WC would make our boys tired and exhausted. First Zim, then Europe and now WI and then direct WI to SL.

I believe BCB should not send National team in disguise of BCB XI in WI. They better send players who don't get enough opportunities playing against good teams. Let our National team in Bangladesh and make 3-5 T20 matches series against Zim. That would help National players not to travel much and play in sub-continental environment.

exact idea! More tours will make our players so tired. If national team play in Bangladesh against Zimbabwe, it makes a good practice against a good opponent and same condition as world cup.