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The first part of the Bangladesh Tigers program ended Monday at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra.

On February 25, the Bangladesh Cricket Board introduced the initiative, which includes 23 cricketers who have been in and out of the national squad or have yet to secure a berth.

A lot cricket players who excelled in the recent Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 competition were also named to the program.

Senior member of the BCB national selection panel Habibul Bashar visited the camp on the last day in Bogra.

The former Bangladesh captain in a video message to the media said the Bangladesh Tigers program this time was designed to prepare cricketers for the South Africa tour.

“The program was designed to prepare the cricketers for the South Africa tour. We tried to imitate the condition that would be in South Africa because the wicket in Bogra is seaming friendly wicket. You have pace and bounce here and the curators here were told to make the wickets as like South Africa to the highest extent possible,” said Bashar.

“They [the curator and grounds men] have been able to do that. I spoke to the players and the coaches and they are very happy. The camp in Bogra has been successful I should say,” the former Bangladesh batter added.