BCB releases fifth-phase training schedule after five-day halt
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has released the schedule of the individual practice sessions for the fifth phase today after being stopped five days for having seen corona-like symptoms in some officials.
All-rounder Mahmudullah and wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will open the roaster on the opening day at 9:00am and 10:00am respectively. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam will bowl them at the center wickets of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal will follow them in the second row, the duo will face off pacers Mustafizur Rahman and Shafiul Islam at 11am and 12pm correspondingly.
In third row, Mohammad Mithun and Shadman Islam Anik will appear at the session, where pacers Rubel Hossain and Taskin Ahmed will bowl them.
Liton Kumar Das and Imrul Kayes will come at the fourth row at 3pm and 4pm.They will take on the bowling of Mehedi Hasan Rana and Aminul Islam Biplob.
Later, Test captain Mominul Haque, who missed the last phase of training due to his injury, and wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan Sohan along with a string of the women’s team players.
However, the BCB decided to hold a corona test for the players, coaching staff and officials before the outset of the next phase training sessions.
As per the decision, they collected samples from 24 individuals including 17 players for corona testing. Today they released the result, where one cricketer and an official have tested positive for COVID-19.
They are Saif Hassan (player) and Nicholas Lee (BCB’s Head of Physical Performance). As they had no visible symptoms leading up to the sample collection, the BCB’s Medical Team has advised Saif Hassan and Nicholas Lee to go into self-isolation immediately in accordance with the COVID-19 management protocol until they undergo another test.
It may be noted that Lee had earlier reported positive on 14 August in Dubai, UAE and negative on 23 August after 10 days in isolation. He also completed a 14-day self-quarantine on arrival in Dhaka prior to yesterday’s test.
BCB’s Sports Physician Dr Debashis Chowdhury said: “Our consultant for COVID-19 is reviewing Lee’s case to determine whether it is a new or previous infection before advising on the management plan.”
The BCB decided to continue their training session without the positive result-getting players for the nonce.
In addition, the BCB started individual training sessions on July 19 at the request of the players.
