And when the selectors led by Faruque Ahmed sit for the final meeting at BCB's Gulshan office, they will certainly focus on performance in West Indies.

Although the Tigers lost the one-day series 3-0 in the Caribbean before going down fighting 1-0 in the two Tests, the selectors are hardly going to make any major changes to the team.

A regular participant in the regional event, Bangladesh have been placed with reigning champions Pakistan and associate members Hong Kong in Group A. India, UAE and hosts Sri Lanka will make the other group of the six-team competition starting July 16.

It is almost certain that opening batsman Shahriar Hossain will not be available on fitness ground, which might open the way for the inclusion of a new face who did not feature in the West Indies tour party.

If that is the case then off-spinner Naimur Rahman, who is also a very useful bat down the order, is the prospective candidate.

Naimur had enjoyed a fantastic time with bat and ball in the first-ever Corporate Cricket League and recently said that he was keen to make an international comeback.

Bangladesh took three left-arm spinners for the one-dayers in the Caribbean but now the four-member selection panel is giving a second thought for a completely different condition and opponents who are comfortable against spin.

But the real problem selectors will be faced with is fixing the top-order, which has failed to contribute in the West Indies.

They have so far tried a number of players to open the innings but none have passed the test. Hannan Sarker was a total failure with two first-ball ducks in successive Test innings, Ashraful also struggled as a makeshift opener and Alok Kapali, who was tried everywhere, looked totally out of sort.

The other major worry is that Bangladesh dose not posses big hitters and it was exposed during the three rain-curtailed matches in West Indies.

And rain is certainly going to play a part in Sri Lanka.