Tigers leave tonight
Bangladesh's World Cup contingent, save Tamim Iqbal, will leave Dhaka for Brisbane tonight. The 15-member World Cup squad accompanied by the rest of the members of the team management will spend two weeks in Brisbane in a bid to acclimatise to the conditions there. Tamim is scheduled to leave a day later.
The Tigers are scheduled to play two official warm-up matches prior to the World Cup. On February 9 they will face Pakistan, while on February 12 they meet Ireland. Both the matches will take place at Blacktown Olympic Park Oval in Sydney. Apart from the official warm-ups, they are also set to play two extra warm-up games in Brisbane.
While Bangladesh's training camp officially ended on Thursday, there were a number of players who visited the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday in a bid to keep up with their individual routines.
Tamim, who is recovering from surgery on his left knee through rehab, was one of them. He had an individual batting session yesterday morning.
In comparison to the other teams, Bangladesh's build up to the World Cup remained low-key. While the top eight cricketing nations have been involved in competitive ODI series', the Tigers had to depend on the country's domestic circuit. The last bilateral series that Bangladesh played was back in November, against Zimbabwe. Ever since then, the players were involved in the Dhaka Premier League.
The two-week camp at Brisbane has been described by many as the 'most important' phase of Bangladesh's preparations for the mega event. While most of the bowlers stated that they would work on adjusting their lengths, the batsmen are looking forward to get accustomed to the bounce in Australia.
The Tigers begin their World Cup campaign on February 18 against Afghanistan at the Manuka Oval at Canberra.
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