Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes that a camp in Sylhet will be beneficial for his side to have a best preparation for the upcoming ODI series against Ireland since all of the matches between the two sides will be held in England.
He said from what he has seen that some of the pitches over Sylhet are closest to what they might expect in England.
According to weather report, Ireland will experience a bad weather in May, prompting them to arrange the series in Chelmsford so that no games are canceled due to inclement weather.
The series is particularly important for the Irish. If they can whitewash Bangladesh in the three-match series, which is the part of ICC ODI Super League, they will qualify to the ODI World Cup in India later this year directly at the expense of South Africa.
As they have already qualified, Bangladesh have no such calculation or mathematical problem but they want to improve their game since they have a lot of cricket coming up in different condition of the world.
"When we play in Sylhet, some of the pitches over there are closest to what we might expect in England. It is also very hot here. There`s a lot of matches being played here. We can`t get the wicket that I want here," Hathurusingha said on Wednesday.
The Bangladesh, however, scheduled to leave Dhaka for Sylhet on evening flight today
(Wednesday) and will start practice tomorrow. They will come back Dhaka on April 29 immediate after completing their three-day practice session. They will board the UK flight on May 1. The three ODIs are slated to be held on May 9, 12 and 14.
"It is not just about English conditions. It is about overall development of our game. We are not worried about opposition or results," Hathurasingha said.
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