2024-04-20 21:55:36
The cricketers of the national team arrived at the Bangabandhu National Cricket Stadium before daylight. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) organized training on athletics turf to know their fitness level. So that the cricketers do not have to burn in the hot sun of the day, they train seven days in the morning.
35 cricketers appeared on the field at 6 am. Where the cricketers had to run 40m sprint and 1600m. At the start of the day, the weight test is followed by sprints. After 1600m run. BCB’s new trainer Nathan Kiely wanted this training on the athletics turf. Which is a completely new experience for the cricketers. The trainer’s assessment of the performance of the cricketers after two training sessions, ‘All performance average.’
The team’s assistant trainer Iftikhar Islam Ifti said, ‘Through this test, I understood the condition of the players. There is nothing wrong with it. DPL, BPL gone. Then this arrangement is to know what is their fitness status. Average performance over all, good. But we have room for improvement. We trainers cannot say good, say no because our needs are endless. Everyone is in good shape.’
Turf is supposed to be inertial when stepping onto the field for the first time. But the cricketers didn’t have much. Rather quickly they have been able to adapt, claims Ifti, ‘choosing the athletics track…actually there is a matter of timing. If we follow internationally there are several testing methods. We took the 1600m time trial today. Proper timing can be calculated on the athletic track. But it seems new to the cricketers.
The cricketers participated in the 1600 meter race divided into two groups. Two pacers Tanjim Hasan Shakib and Nahid Rana became the first in the two groups. As cricketers run with running vests, they have to put in extra effort. Also their timing is accurate.