Rain hampers Tigers' preparation again
Bangladesh team reached Hobart from Brisbane yesterday ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup tournament opener against the Netherlands on Monday.
However, the rain continued to follow the Tigers from Brisbane to Hobart, which forced the scheduled training session to be cancelled at the Kingston Twin Ovals ground yesterday.
Shakib Al Hasan and his troops are set to begin their World Cup campaign at Hobart's Bellerive Oval stadium, where the Tigers will not get an opportunity to practice ahead of the match against the Dutch.
"We were unable to train on the last day in Brisbane due to rain. However, we did practice for a couple of days before that and according to the players, it went well for them. The coach and the players were satisfied over the training in Brisbane over the past few days," Jalal Yunus, the chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's cricket operations committee, told the media yesterday.
Last week, Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan in their first World Cup warm-up game by 62 runs, while the second warm-up fixture against South Africa was washed out due to rain. Once again, bad weather hampered the Tigers' crucial preparation ahead of their first Super 12 encounter.
"It would have been good for us in the Super 12 games if we could've played the warm-up match against South Africa, which was washed out due to rain. Obviously, it's a loss for us as there is no alternative to playing matches. The bad news is, there is also rain in the forecast in Hobart as well and it is certainly going to hamper the training session," Yunus added.
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