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Bangladesh eye title

Sports Reporter
Having taken inspiration from the World Championship Zonal Qualification, Bangladesh have set their sights on clinching the title of the Bangabandhu Asian Senior Men's Central Zone International Volleyball Championship, which begins on December 22 at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur.
Having set a similar target in the previous edition of this championship last year, Bangladesh were eliminated from the group stages after losing two of their three pool matches. However, this time the hosts are dreaming big after finishing runners-up in the Central Sub Zone Qualification of World Championship which was held in Kyrgyzstan in September.
Bangladesh team has been under the guidance of an Iranian coach, who rejoined last month after guiding them in the South Asian (SA) Games earlier this year. Bangladesh had finished fifth in that event in Guwahati, India.
Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are supposed to compete in this meet, even though it has been learnt that Uzbekistan might pull out. If they do pull out, the championship will become a five-team meet, where the top team will advance to the next round of Asian Championship.
"We have been together for nearly two years and we are now much stronger than before," said Bangladesh captain Saeed Ali
Zabir. "Though we did not produce good results in the last edition due to lack of international experience, we have in the meanwhile played international matches regularly and gained some valuable experience."
"We have beaten all the other teams, except for Kyrgyzstan, before. So we are hoping to give a good fight in each match. Finishing second in the World Championship Qualifying round in Kyrgyzstan will definitely inspire us," said the 27-year-old fromTitas Volleyball Team.
Bangladesh beat Maldives in 3-1 sets but suffered a 19-25, 16-25, 24-26 defeat to Kyrgyzstan in the World Championship Qualification to finish runners-up earlier this year, which helped them move into the next round to be held in Thailand next year.
Zabir believes the team has gained some valuable experience during their conditioning camp and 16 practice matches against different clubs in Iran before the SA Games. The appointment of the Iranian coach has helped them improve their style of play.
"We are now quite familiar with new tactics and techniques the top volleyball nations follow. We are learning new things every day. Each player knows his individual responsibility much better than before. In one word, we now play as a team,” said the captain from Satkhira.
Bangladesh started their preparation from November 9 with the inclusion of four new players from Titas, Bangladesh Army and Boarder Guard Bangladesh. The 16-member squad will be trimmed to 12 members within a few days.