Mominul confident of getting enough prep-time before SL series

The Test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh is likely to start in mid-October

Bangladesh Test Skipper Mominul Haque is confident his side will have enough time to prepare for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, despite having no cricketing activity for nearly five-month due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 

Mominul and T20 Captain Mahmudullah Riyad were among those that returned to training yesterday in the hope of building up to the Sri Lanka series. 

Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka scheduled for July-August comprising three Tests was postponed indefinitely because of the Covid-19 situation creating practice hurdles. 
According to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials, the Test series is likely to now start in mid-October if everything goes according to plan. They are now waiting for necessary approvals from the Sri Lankan Government and health ministry that are required before travelling. 

This series will mark Bangladesh’s return to competitive cricket after all cricketing activities were suspended in mid-March in Bangladesh following the virus outbreak. 

Bangladesh are likely to start their preparation camp ahead of Sri Lanka tour in the coming days after an itinerary is finalised by the hosts. Mominul, though, feels it won’t take long for them to regain their rhythm and added that he is not losing his sleep over the lack of preparation considering there is enough time to get back into shape. 

“Everything seems quite new to me as this is my first day in the training session but I am happy to return after a long gap and I will take couple of days to adapt and get back the rhythm as I was away for long,” said Mominul after his stint at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. 

“I was missing cricket badly and it feels bad watching others play but I am hopeful as we are also making move on the same direction,” he said. 
“It seems to me that when we go into international cricket [with the Test series against Sri Lanka in the coming days] we will get enough time to take our preparation. Practice along with practice matches will be good preparation for us and we are planning to complete it [preparation] fully before beginning the upcoming Test series,” he said.
(Agencies)