|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh High Performance Unit chairman Naimur Rahman urged the players to rectify their technique and other aspects of the game while they will remain the part of the HP program.

Naimur said the players should prepare them in such a way during the HP program that began in the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with 25 cricketers so that they don’t need to work with their technique in the national team.

“I have told the players to rectify their skill, technique and other aspects of the game in such a way in the HP program so that they need not to work further on those aspects in the national team,” said Naimur on Monday.

“Every player should prepare them completely for the national team by working hard here in the HP programme.”

Naimur said the HP programme will give Under-19 players an opportunity to continue their work before making it to the national team.

“If we look at the example of other countries, some extraordinary Under-19 players made it to the national team directly. But for others, there creates a gap. We can use the HP programme to plug the gap. Sometimes we reckon some players as talented players but they can have the technical problem, which they should rectify in the HP,’’ he said.

The 25-member HP Squad will undergo fitness and skill training up to October 9 before players who have been selected in teams for the forthcoming 50-over competition join their respective sides.

Naimur said that HP newly appointed head coach Toby Radford will join the HP squad later due to visa complication while bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake informed BCB about his unavailability at this point as his parents are sick in Sri Lanka.

The HP unit will start their activities under the guidance of Jafrul Ehsan while he will be assisted by Golam Mortuza, Wahidul Gani and Saiful Islam and Tushar Kanti Howlader.

Practice will re-commence after the one-day competition. In line with the health and safety requirements, the players were tested for Covid-19 on October 5 with all results returning negative.

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