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Nurul’s team is going to Australia not to learn, but to win trophies
Bangladesh rarely gets the chance to play in Australia. The national team has not played since the 2015 World Cup. In total, Bangladesh has played only 8 matches in the country. The last bilateral series with Australia was 17 years ago.
Nurul’s team is going to Australia not to learn, but to win trophies
It is only fitting that cricketers get the chance to play in conditions that are completely different from those of Bangladesh. However, even if it is not the national team, the cricketers around the national team are going to play in Australia for two consecutive years. Last year, the Bangladesh High Performance Team was the runner-up in the Top End T20 Cricket Tournament. This time, the ‘A’ team is going to play in this 7-team tournament under the leadership of Nurul Hasan. The team is scheduled to leave the country in two phases tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Before that, Sohan appeared at the press conference today. There, the question naturally came up – since we do not get the chance to play in Australia, must it be a big platform to learn? Since there is a Test next year, it is a great opportunity for us, especially for those who will play Tests. But now that we are going to play a big T20 tournament, T20 is on our minds for the time being. The four-day team has not yet left. It is a big opportunity for those who will play (in the Test team). But Sohan was in a different mood. He said bluntly, ‘I don’t really believe in the learning process. We are learning, we will learn—it is part of life. But since we are going to play a tournament, I think the main goal should be to play the final. Every player in our team, the team management—everyone’s goal is to win the trophy.’ In other words, instead of playing the ‘learn and learn’ game, Sohan is focusing on the game of winning.
This tour will not only include T20s, but also a four-day match. Because Bangladesh will play two Tests in Australia next year. That four-day match against South Australia on August 28. That is why cricketers like Naeem Hasan and Hasan Mahmud, who are familiar faces of the Test team, have been kept in the squad. This could be a good preparation platform for them. However, Sohan is currently thinking about T20s, ‘Since there is a Test next year, it is a great opportunity for us, especially for those who will play Tests. But now that we are going to play a big T20 tournament, T20 is the only thing on my mind for now. The four-day team hasn’t left yet. It’s a big opportunity for whoever will play (in the Test team).
