Tamim joins festive team

The Tigers are seen engaged in a synchronised stretching session at the Allan Border Ground yesterday in Brisbane, where they are now based as part of their preparation for the World Cup. Photo: BCB

Opener Tamim Iqbal joined Bangladesh's training camp at Brisbane yesterday after completing his medical check-up at Melbourne. The left-hander however took a day off yesterday and will begin training today.
According to team manager Khaled Mahmud, the players had a delayed start to their training at the Allan Border Ground in the morning due to inclement weather.
"The boys trained for a very long time. We got out at 8:30 am but since it was raining we could only start training at around 9:45. We trained till 2:00pm," Mahmud told The Daily Star over phone.
According to Mahmud, their place of residence is ideal since they are located in the hub of the city where it was easy for the players to adjust.
"They are facing no problems when it comes to food. You have all kinds of food available in the malls over here. Some of them are really happy to find rice here," said Mahmud.
The players are scheduled to train till the 29th, after which they will take an off day. According to Mahmud, the cricketers are looking forward to racing on a go-kart track in the city on that day.
The Tigers are scheduled to play two warm-up matches at Brisbane before travelling to Sydney to play the official pre-World Cup matches against Ireland and Pakistan next month.