Yesterday, Bangladesh carried out their training plans in their very first session at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, despite the fact that the stadium was closed to the public. On Saturday night, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) warned everyone that the gates would stay locked and that no entry would be permitted in order to ‘facilitate’ the meeting that was being held behind closed doors.
In recent times, the Tigers have frequently requested private meetings, the primary purpose of which has been to discuss and prepare for potential outcomes in upcoming practice games. Access was granted to the media for a limited length of time at a preparation camp that took place in Sylhet before to the trip of England to play Ireland. The tour was planned to take place in England. This time, the entire curtain was drawn across the stage.
An anonymous insider revealed to The Daily Star the following information on the reason why the session is taking place behind closed doors: “It was asked from the team, and it will be facilitated that way as per requirements.”
The availability of practice footages from training sessions online, when a player is concentrating on a certain talent in order to prepare for an upcoming opponent, has frequently caused worry among high-ups in the BCB. It is reasonable to assume that Coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who has very clear goals about the squad, was aware of the discomfort that the players had as a result of the release of such recordings in the media.
“It’s up to the coach to make those kinds of judgments, and he may choose based on what he thinks is best. It’s possible that similar agreements may be established in Dhaka in the not-too-distant future. A few of the internet services have made practice films available, which the players have found to be unsettling. Even though the practice room is a private space, things do not always remain private there.
There were some previous conversations on these kinds of difficulties. “The players are not always comfortable because they try new things during practice, and scrutinizing the details of these sessions is a reason for this,” a source informed the team management about.
The session that would take place today, on the other hand, would be open to the media. A news conference is scheduled to take place today before the Tigers’ practice begins at 2:00 p.m., and Hathurusingha is expected to be there. The team from Afghanistan that was visiting would also be participating in their first training session, which would take place in the morning.