Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- With a packed schedule ahead, Bangladesh's national cricketers arrived a day early at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium for a fitness test.
The session included a 1600m run on the athletics track alongside other physical assessments. Young pacers Nahid Rana and Tanzim Hasan Sakib particularly caught the eye of Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) Strength and Conditioning Coach, Nathan Kelly.
Rana topped the 1600m run among 22 players, clocking just 5 minutes 31 seconds. Sakib secured second place with a time of 5 minutes 53 seconds. Praising the duo, Kelly said,"Nearly 12 players recorded their best-ever times in the trial. Nahid's performance was outstanding. Everyone in the squad is trying to improve."
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