BCB hoping against hope

The Bangladesh Cricket Board did not give up their hope to revive the home series against Australia despite Cricket Australia asked its cricketers on Wednesday to leave the camp to join their state teams.
The BCB was expecting the CA to give a decision today when it sits in a meeting with outcome of a visit of its security chief, Sean Carroll, and two other officials to Bangladesh.

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Fitness Hathuru’s major priority

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe said on Thursday his priority will be to improve the fitness of the players ahead of their home series against Australia as it is expected to play a crucial part. The Bangladesh Cricket Board held a fitness camp of 27 elite players from August 22 under trainer Mario Villavarayan before Hathurusinghe took over on last week

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Tigers start conditioning camp sans stars

Twenty-seven-member elite squad of the Bangladesh Cricket Board began their four-week long conditioning camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday for the forthcoming home series against Australia. National team trainer Mario Villavarayen conducted the camp without six cricketers — Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, Sakib al Hasan, Mashrafee bin Murtaza,

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