Bootcamp for Bangladesh players 06 Aug 2007 By: James Nixon

The Bangladesh squad will hold a bootcamp at the warfare wing of the Bangladesh army's school of infantry and tactics in Sylhet as preparation for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa.

The spokesman for the Bangladesh Cricket Board Rabeed Imam told AFP that "This is the first time the cricket team is undergoing such prestigious training. The aim is to make them mentally and physically strong", and went onto say the players were excited about the camp.

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