A wall of honour comprising of all the captains who led Bangladesh through history and the trophies that the country have won adorn the main entrance of the arena that is aptly named after one of the greatest leaders of the sub-continent AK Fazlul Haq.

Portraits of past captains Shamim Kabir, Shafiqul Haq, Roquibul Hasan, Gazi Ashraf Hossain, Faruque Ahmed, Minhazul Abedin, Akram Khan, Aminul Islam, Naimur Rahman, Khaled Mashud, Khaled Mahmud, Rajin Saleh and present captain Habibul Bashar are lined above cupboards with trophies that Bangladesh won against Zimbabwe, Kenya as well as a plaque from the ICC after Bangladesh became the tenth Test playing nation.

Apart from the entrance passage, the small media conference area was finished in good taste with stylish lighting and bright wallpapers. But with a packed house of sports journalists, photographers and television crew, the room was too cramped.

But the media centre on the third floor, to be named after renowned journalists soon, is quite spacious and is equipped with almost everything that a media person requires.

Panning down to the ground, the brilliant outfield supersedes the rest of the arena which boasts a grandstand on the west and a unique viewing area for the players. A giant screen on the northeast corner will fulfill the absence of an electronic scorecard.

Outside the ground, there is a fully-functional indoor practice area. Beside the indoor, there is another practice facility, making it three areas in all where a team can work out before a match. Talking of workouts, a gym is also in place which is being used regularly by the Bangladesh Academy players.

The ground hosted two one-day internationals late last year but this game will be the marquee event for a ground that has gone through several trials and tribulations over the years.

A walk from the main road into the premises of the stadium will surely give a very negative perception but to judge this book, one has to get past the cover.