Bob's camp will be 'learning discovery'
Sports Reporter
Former South Africa cricket coach Bob Woolmer has branded his five-day course with the Bangladesh's under-19 boys as a 'learning discovery' for them."I provide information... they (boys) take it in and practise to improve," the celebrated coach, who is International Cricket Council's high performance manager, told a press conference yesterday. The ICC-assigned coach arrived in the city Thursday morning to conduct a batting and wicketkee-ping course that begins today at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan in Savar. This is his second visit to Bangladesh after he came here in 1998 as coach of the South Africa team for the ICC Knockout World Cup, which his side won. "It would be hard work for the boys," he said about the course. Meanwhile, the cricket authority has already selected 33 players from across the country to take part in the camp. Woolmer thinks that video analysis is a major part of the modern day cricket and that's why he will try his best to teach about this during the course. "With the help of the video technology, I give the players much information," he said adding that it was finally the players who would be implementing what they learnt, whatsoever. Replying to a question, the silver tongue Woolmer said that he was part of a group of people who were working to improve the game in the under-developed cricket nations. Woolmer has already worked with six nations Namibia, Canada, Holland, United Arab Emirates, Scotland and Kenya last month before he came here. Former national cricketer and chairman of the junior selection committee Jahangir Shah Badsha, board advisors Reazuddin Al Mamun and Khandakar Jamil Uddin were also present at the function.
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