da realsbet： The Asian Test Championship is nearing as the days are progressing
Shahryar Khan19-Jul-2001The Asian Test Championship is nearing as the days are progressing.Bangladeshi players are now often seen in the BCB gym taking weighttraining. Physiotherapist Gavin is demonstrating the training program. TheNational Squad seem to be absolutely serious about doing well in the Testchampionship, therefore, they are now giving extra pressure over physicalfitness.Today most of the squad members were found working on their muscles withGavin around them to give instructions. Bikash Ranjan, Habibul Bashar,Khaled Masud, Mohammed Sharif and Ashraful from National and many fromBangladesh-A team took part in the hard weight-training session. Theseworkouts are now the indispensable parts of cricket.The newly set BCB gym is equipped with modern weight instruments that arequite accommodating to build a hard and endurable physic. Modern cricket hasaltered many conventional ideas. As for example, fielding and fitness werenever given more importance than they are given in the last ten years.Bangladesh realized it lately. The National players deserved a gym like thisand definitely earlier.Khaled Masud, the number-one wicket keeper in Bangladesh, is going all-outto regain his fitness. He was severely injured in the Zimbabwean Tour, whichkept him out of cricket for months. He looks very confident to slip backinto the squad. This veteran player’s contribution to his country isunforgettable, no doubt. We wish to see him back in form.Bikash Ranjan Das, the ace medium pacer of the country, possesses aperfectly shaped body. He missed the Zimbabwe Tour, which gave him a lot ofpain. This time he has been included in the Squad that are taking thepreparatory measures in BKSP. Bikash spends a fair amount of time in thegymnasiums at BKSP and BCB.