Bangladesh train for Asia Cup (16 June 1997)
While their Cricket Board officials are making a strong bid to gain Test status at the ICC annual meetings in London, Bangladesh national cricket team is making its final preparations in Dhaka for next month's Asia Cup tournament to be held in Sri
16-Jun-1997
Monday 16, June 1997
Bangladesh train for Asia Cup
Daily News
While their Cricket Board officials are making a strong bid to
gain Test status at the ICC annual meetings in London,
Bangladesh national cricket team is making its final
preparations in Dhaka for next month's Asia Cup tournament to be
held in Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh emerged champions at this year's ICC trophy
tournament played among the ICC associate members.
In fact Bangladesh, Kenya and Scotland are the only non-Test
nations who have qualified to play in the next World Cup in
England in 1999.
In the preliminary round of the Asia Cup, Bangladesh will play a
match each against the Asian cricket giants Sri Lanka, India and
Pakistan. Though their chances of entering the final looks slim,
Bangladesh are determined to create an upset or two.
Bangladesh will also take part in the inaugural Commonwealth
Games cricket tournament to be worked off from September 11 to
21 next year. Apart from several ICC associate members, almost
all Test nations including the World champions Sri Lanka will be
seen in action at the Commonwealth Games where cricket has been
introduced for the first time.
Source :: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)