Bangladesh arrive in South Africa
The Bangladesh team arrived in Johannesburg on Monday night to begin their tour of South Africa after their appearance in the ICC KnockOut 2000 tournament in Kenya
Bronwyn Wilkinson
10-Oct-2000
The Bangladesh team arrived in Johannesburg on Monday night to begin
their tour of South Africa after their appearance in the ICC KnockOut 2000 tournament in Kenya.
Coach Eddie Barlow said the team were all excited about the tour and the
experience it would give them.
"We have just come off a very good game
against England in Nairobi, and I was thrilled with the way the guys batted
in that game," said Barlow. "For us this tour is really important. The World Cup in 2003 is
our first really big chance and this tour forms the start of our campaign
towards that goal. The main thing for our players is to play as much cricket
as possible - to practice in the middle, so we need this tour tremendously.
We appreciate the opportunity the UCB have given us against some good
opposition.
"I believe the sub-continent is going to produce some real stars of the
future in cricket. We've got some quality players and had some really good
performances in Nairobi - notably from wicketkeeper/batsman Khaled "Pilot"
Masud and captain Naimur Rahman. The main thing for us right now is to play
cricket that is going to be exciting and entertaining to watch. I believe we
did that in Nairobi and we intend doing it here," said Barlow.
UCB Managing Director Ali Bacher welcomed the Bangladesh team to South
Africa. "We are committed to helping the development of cricket in
Bangladesh and are glad we can offer them the opportunity to play here - and
to experience the conditions ahead of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. I am
confident that we'll see some exciting cricket over the next two weeks."