DEHRADUN: Afghanistan will take on Bangladesh in a three-match T20 series beginning here tomorrow, dividing their center of attention forward of the historic Test debut against India in two weeks' time.
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While the dates of the Afghanistan's inaugural Test against India was once introduced again in January, the series against Bangladesh at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium was once only confirmed final month.
The scheduling has left Afghanistan with no selection instead of to have joint arrangements for the Test and T20s. The teams for contrasting formats had been training in batches with the five-day squad training within the morning and the T20 lot within the night time.
Only 5 gamers -- captain Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Shahzad, Rashid Khan, Mujeed Zadran and Mohammad Nabi -- figure in both the squads.
Coach Phil Simmons mentioned he would have preferred more follow games forward of the India challenge but with modern-day scheduling, he has to get the best out of what he has.
"It has been difficult with the T20 and Test squads training at the same time. But it is getting a bit easier as we are coming up to the game. That is how tours are planned now. You usually have Test matches first and then limited over series or vice versa. We just have to work around that," mentioned Simmons, who has been working exhausting with both the squads ever since they arrived at their '2d' home ground 10 days in the past.
Afghanistan had been earlier training within the warmth of Greater Noida and due to this fact the gamers are a lot more at ease within the prerequisites here, together with the stadium which can transform India's 51st international venue tomorrow.
However, the tight security cover has made it almost impossible for them to explore the Uttarakhand capital. The incontrovertible fact that they are training whilst fasting within the holy month of Ramzan has made the gamers' task all the more difficult.
Though eighth-placed Afghanistan are forward of Bangladesh within the scores, there isn't much isolating the 2 teams. They have confronted each and every different within the shortest format only as soon as and that was once again within the 2014 World T20 where Bangladesh beat Afghanistan through 9 wickets.
The workforce from the war-torn country has come a ways since that tournament and is now capable of sudden even the top teams within the shorter formats.
While megastar spinner Rashid Khan will grasp the important thing for Afghanistan, Bangladesh will depend closely on their inspirational skipper Shakib Al Hasan.
Rashid, who went to represent the ICC World XI at Lord's directly after the IPL, is expected to join the nationwide squad as of late.
Bangladesh, who reached Dehradun 4 days in the past, had been slowly entering the groove. They are here without their lead pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who needed to pull-out final minute due to the damage he suffered within the IPL.
The ground is within the outskirts of the town but the prospect of a first-ever international sport within the state has created a buzz. A decent crowd is expected to turn up at the 25,000 capacity stadium for the series opener to be performed underneath lights.
ALSO READ: Juggling between formats, Afghans tested prior to the Test
While the dates of the Afghanistan's inaugural Test against India was once introduced again in January, the series against Bangladesh at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium was once only confirmed final month.
The scheduling has left Afghanistan with no selection instead of to have joint arrangements for the Test and T20s. The teams for contrasting formats had been training in batches with the five-day squad training within the morning and the T20 lot within the night time.
Only 5 gamers -- captain Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Shahzad, Rashid Khan, Mujeed Zadran and Mohammad Nabi -- figure in both the squads.
Coach Phil Simmons mentioned he would have preferred more follow games forward of the India challenge but with modern-day scheduling, he has to get the best out of what he has.
"It has been difficult with the T20 and Test squads training at the same time. But it is getting a bit easier as we are coming up to the game. That is how tours are planned now. You usually have Test matches first and then limited over series or vice versa. We just have to work around that," mentioned Simmons, who has been working exhausting with both the squads ever since they arrived at their '2d' home ground 10 days in the past.
Afghanistan had been earlier training within the warmth of Greater Noida and due to this fact the gamers are a lot more at ease within the prerequisites here, together with the stadium which can transform India's 51st international venue tomorrow.
However, the tight security cover has made it almost impossible for them to explore the Uttarakhand capital. The incontrovertible fact that they are training whilst fasting within the holy month of Ramzan has made the gamers' task all the more difficult.
Though eighth-placed Afghanistan are forward of Bangladesh within the scores, there isn't much isolating the 2 teams. They have confronted each and every different within the shortest format only as soon as and that was once again within the 2014 World T20 where Bangladesh beat Afghanistan through 9 wickets.
The workforce from the war-torn country has come a ways since that tournament and is now capable of sudden even the top teams within the shorter formats.
While megastar spinner Rashid Khan will grasp the important thing for Afghanistan, Bangladesh will depend closely on their inspirational skipper Shakib Al Hasan.
Rashid, who went to represent the ICC World XI at Lord's directly after the IPL, is expected to join the nationwide squad as of late.
Bangladesh, who reached Dehradun 4 days in the past, had been slowly entering the groove. They are here without their lead pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who needed to pull-out final minute due to the damage he suffered within the IPL.
The ground is within the outskirts of the town but the prospect of a first-ever international sport within the state has created a buzz. A decent crowd is expected to turn up at the 25,000 capacity stadium for the series opener to be performed underneath lights.
With one eye on India Test, Afghans face Bangladesh in three T20s
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