The forthcoming tri-nation series in New Zealand, which will take place immediately before the Australia T20 World Cup, is scheduled, and the Bangladesh team management wanted to field the finest team possible.
The Tigers won’t try any new strategies for the World Cup, according to Habibul Bashar Sumon, one of the selectors for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), even though they have the chance.
In order to give the team an opportunity to gel well, Bashar claims that they will field the team that will compete in the World Cup.
From his statement, however, it is clear that the selectors will not make a separate squad for the tri-series in New Zealand. Apart from hosts New Zealand, Pakistan are the other team in the series.
Team selector Habibul Bashar Suman said that the World Cup squad will be announced before September 15, taking into account the performance of the Asia Cup and evaluating the previous experience and performance.
“There will be no experiment in the tri-nation series. Since the World Cup is around the corner, the best possible team will play there,” he said here today.
“The Asia Cup was a preparation for the World Cup. But the tri-series is the last tournament before the World Cup. There is really nothing to experiment with. Those who will go to play in the World Cup will be kept in the team.”
Bashar, the former Bangladesh skipper refrained him from making any comment on any particular players’ Asia Cup performance.
“I don’t want to talk about the performance of any player. It is difficult to say before the team’s selection. But we definitely want everyone to come with good terms. We need everyone to do well. Because the overall team success is important if we want to do well in the World Cup,” he remarked.
The team management believes that the tri-nation series will play a big role in Bangladesh’s preparation. The teams will get a chance to play four matches in double league system. If they are in the top two of the points list, they will have a chance to play in the finals as well.
