source: Prothom alo
World Cup Expedition But the Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team has started. Youth are leaving for New Zealand tonight. Before leaving for the World Cup, Bangladesh Under-19 captain Captain Saif Hasan has said about the big dream.
Bangladesh made the third position in the 2016 World Cup, which is the highest achievement in age cricket. Last year, though Bangladesh saw the dream of becoming a champion. Ultimately, they have to lose to the West Indies in the semi-finals, the Caribbean are ultimately champions. Now it's tough conditions like New Zealand. How long will the boundaries of the dream of Bangladesh expand?
The captain of the team said of Saif hopes, "Of course, the target will be number one. But going step by step, I will go ahead with the match. If there is a quarter-final stage there, the Quarter-finals will be there. So, plan to step up step by step. "
However, Saif believes in the conditions of the New Zealand conditions will be hard to test them. Admitted to the conditions, the youth are going to a little earlier. After reaching New Zealand, Bangladesh Under-19 team will make a 10-day camp in Dunedin. In the course of practice, on January 1, 3 and 5, at the University Oval, the local team will play with the Otago XI three preparatory matches. Before the original campaign, there are two warm-up games against the Pakistan and Afghanistan in the Christ Church.
Saif believes that the preparation matches will be very useful to spread the light on the main stage, 'the conditions here will be difficult for us. But our preparation is also good. The last Asia Cup has turned very well. There are our preparatory camps in front, there are three preparatory matches. We will try to get better preparation. '
This year's Youth World Cup begins on 13 January. On the first day, Bangladesh's first opponent Namibia in the 'C' group, Canada on January 15, and England's most powerful opponent England in the group stage on January 18. Generally, the gap between the parties in the medium of cricket is reduced. Saif is not taking anyone lightly, nor does he think of any team being inexplicable, "All the teams in the under-19 cricket have the ability to win. Nepal have lost India in the last Asia Cup, India has been dropped from the tournament. Do not shorten anyone. Our group has Namibia, Canada. Step by step.