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Skipper ducks Law’s debut

Cricket

Sports Reporter
Shakib Al Hasan’s absence from training yesterday, the first day under new coach Stuart Law, didn't go by unnoticed, one day after his criticism of the national selectors.
While vice-captain Tamim Iqbal was at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium despite being on a seven-day break due to a groin injury, a proper
explanation for the missing skipper remained elusive as nobody from the team management or the cricket operations committee could give the exact reason with most shirking away with the line, "I don't know."
It is apparent that Shakib might have wanted to avoid the media present during training after chief selector Akram Khan contested his claims of not being informed about the team before it was named, though it was later learned that he did indeed take leave but again, the reason remained unknown.
The new trainer Law, the former Australian cricketer and Sri Lanka assistant coach who was appointed the Tigers' head coach last month, was asked how he felt about the absence of the two top cricketers on his first day.
"They've been away playing county cricket in England. Tamim Iqbal has a slight groin problem, he probably wouldn't have taken part in the fielding, the warm-up or the gym session," said Law while speaking to the reporters.
"I'm quite happy that those guys
weren't here today for other reasons, probably personal reasons. It's always nice to get the squad all together, but tomorrow morning we will all be together," he added.
Law spent his first day on the job trying to get acquainted with the players and their techniques. "It was very basic today, but we got to know what the players are about, saw a bit of their technique, but most importantly a bit of interaction with them which is very important,” he said.
The Tigers will play a two-day practice match from today against the GP-BCB National Cricket
Academy in Mirpur and Law believes a player is best understood under game situations.
"It's always nice to see them under match conditions. You can practice as much as you like, but if you get them under a pressure situation in a match, whether it is a practice match or a full-scale Test match, you understand the players a lot more.
"Hopefully the weather holds for us tomorrow; if we can get a decent two day's cricket in it will stand us in pretty good stead. We will understand the players a lot more before we go to Zimbabwe, "he said.