HP camp sans foreign coaches
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh Cricket Board will start their High Performance Unit camp, scheduled from October 7, without foreign coaches. BCB chief physician Debashish Chowdhury said that all the members of the HP Unit were tested negative in the corona test and can resume their cricketing activities.
Bangladesh HP head coach Toby Radford arrival got late due to the lock down that did not allow him to complete the visa formalities in due time.
BCB officials insisted that wanted Toby to arrive with an on-arrival visa but that is not required any more as they managed to sent the passport of Toby to Bangladesh High Commission in UK. The Englishman is expected to take the flight on October 10.
Meanwhile, another HP foreign bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake informed BCB that he is unable to come to Bangladesh due to illness to his parents.
‘’His father and mother is old and they have health complications and Ramanayake informed us that he cannot be available at the moment as he have to look after him,’’ said an official.
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.
The members of the HP unit is expected to stay in academy premises during the camp while few members of the HP squad will be engaged in a 50-over tournament that will start from October 11.
