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Cricket can act as a balm: Bangladesh get motivation before taking on India in Chennai Test

Cricket can act as a balm: Bangladesh get motivation before taking on India in Chennai Test

Members of the Bangladesh cricket team met the chief advisor to the interim government Muhammad Yunus before departing for IND vs BAN series

Bangladesh cricket team are gearing up to take on India in the two-match IND vs BAN Test series that will commence from September 19. Despite being high on confidence after their historic series win against Pakistan, the Tigers are very well aware of the threat posed by powerhouse India and will not take the challenge lightly. Shanto and co will look to keep their winning momentum going, something that would bring joy to the nation that was recently troubled by political turmoil.

Bangladesh’s motivation for IND vs BAN series

The Bangladesh team arrived in Chennai on Sunday, four days ahead of the first Test. As per Times of India, the team’s media manager revealed that the team had met Nobel laurate and chief advisor to the interim government Muhammad Yunus and had received some much-needed motivation ahead of the tour to India.

Yunus told the team that in these trying times, cricket can truly act as a balm. He congratulated the team for their success in Pakistan and wished them well for the series against India,” Imam said.

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The Bangladesh team media manager further credited the mental resilience of the team members in their historic series victory at Pakistan despite the turmoil back at home. He added that normalcy was returning to Bangladesh, noting that the team had a six-day camp before departing to India.

The turmoil in Bangladesh recently witnessed widespread violence and the change of power which forced former PM Sheikh Hasina to flee the nation.

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