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Challenge for Nasir

Sports Reporter
That Bangladesh's top cricketers were getting themselves into the Twenty20 groove for the three-match T20 Challenge series—to be played between the national side and the A team from today onwards—was quite evident at Mirpur yesterday. Their 'power shot' segment during training yesterday ensured that the few onlookers inside Bangladesh's home of cricket maintain a healthy distance.
A Mushfiqur Rahim straight drive from the National Cricket Academy ground, for instance, slightly damaged a media car's windshield. The driver apparently thought that he had parked the car at a safe distance! Ziaur Rahman too took the session quite seriously and ensured that people sitting at the grandstand of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, brought their helmets along, as he powerfully pulled a few towards that direction.
The seriousness with which players from both sides are taking the series was quite apparent in the last two days of training. With Mushfiqur leading the national team and Nasir Hossain captaining the rest of Bangladesh that includes a number of players who have performed in the recently concluded Dhaka Premier League, it promises to be an entertaining battle.
"Most of the players in the A team have played for the national team before and are now looking to get back into the side. They have been consistently knocking the doors of the national side. So every member in this series needs to give his best. The biggest thing is to play for the national team," said Nasir.
Nasir will lead the likes of Forhad Reza, Imrul Kayes and Arafat Sunny, all of who were top-performers of this year's DPL.
Nasir, who has been given the responsibility to lead the A team for the first time in his career said that he was excited with the additional responsibility. He however, declined to relate this step to the board's plans of announcing a new vice-captain for the national side.
"I was a captain in the Premier League. I enjoy captaincy. It feels good because I never led the A side before. I was a captain for the Under-15s and under 13s before that," said Nasir.
"I'm not thinking this as an opportunity rather I am trying to fulfil the responsibility placed upon me. I am not really thinking about the vice-captaincy of the national side. Ifit will happen, it will," headded.
While appreciating the board's effort to organise the three T20 matches, Nasir believes that Bangladesh needs a lot more T20 practice before the World Cup in March next year.
"I don't think our preparation will be sufficient as per the current calendar. You cannot term these three matches alone as ideal preparation. I am sure the board will take steps to arrange more games," said Nasir, adding that a tournament similar to the BPL would have helped.
On a different note, Nasir was asked if the cancellation of the BPL's third season would adversely affect the players financially.
"I don't think so, since none of us received our full amount".