Sports reporter/

Today was a day of rest for the Bangladesh team who played two ODIs with a gap of one day. It was announced yesterday that no one will go to the field today. On such days, cricketers usually go for outings. And when you come to Sylhet, you have to visit the white stone. Even from Sylhet, it is foolish not to visit this sightseeing place of Bholaganj on a rainy day.

Hasan Mahmud has been busy since morning. But no other cricketer of the team went with Hasan. Mahmud along with coach Chandika Hathurusinghe and manager Nafis Iqbal along with a few members of the support staff went on the Sada Pathar trip. On the other hand, Mostafizur Rahman went out with his wife to visit the tea garden and night.

Mustafiz with his wife at night, photo-collected.

Nasum Ahmed, a son of Sylhet, left the hotel the night before and went home. Nasum is supposed to go back to the team hotel and go to the gym, giving the family time till noon today. Shakib Al Hasan went to Dhaka to attend the Biman Bangladesh Airlines goodwill ambassador ceremony.

He also talked about yesterday’s second ODI against Ireland at the event. He also said that he regretted not being able to win the rain-soaked match, “It would have been better to win, especially for those who are playing well. I think it would have been better for Mushfiq Bhai. But the rain is not in our hands, it can happen.

Afif Hossain, who was left out of the third ODI team, has also returned to Dhaka. He will play Dhaka Premier League match tomorrow at Sherebangla Stadium against Mohammedan for Abahani.

Shariful Islam is still with the team even though he is not in the third ODI squad. But he is also supposed to return to Dhaka. Afif and Shariful are supposed to join the T20 team in Chittagong after playing the Premier League match. The remaining cricketers of the team are supposed to spend the day resting at the team hotel.

The opposing Ireland team, however, came in optional practice. The cricketers who were left out of the playing XI for the second ODI, which was abandoned in the rain yesterday, practiced at the Sylhet International Stadium today. Ireland’s assistant coach Gary Wilson spoke to reporters after training.

The topic of Bangladesh playing poor cricket throughout the series came up again and again in the words of the Irish assistant. Although Wilson did not want to talk about Bangladesh, “To be honest, I don’t want to talk about the players of Bangladesh.” I am the coach of Ireland.’ But then Mushfiqur, who played an explosive innings of 100 runs from 60 balls in the second match, brought up the topic of Rahim, ‘Mushfiqur is a very good cricketer.

There are many good cricketers in Bangladesh. But we are looking at how we can improve ourselves. Can do well against Bangladesh. But Mushfiqur is a very good cricketer.

Before the start of the series, the Irish were afraid of the Bangladesh team’s spin. But the role of the Pacers in the Irish’s all-out in the first match was also clear. Therefore, Wilson’s mouth also heard the praise of the pacers of Bangladesh, ‘We knew that Taskin has improved a lot in the last few years. He is playing great. Mustafiz also has a great record. We knew it wasn’t just spinners to deal with. It is not a surprise to us that the pacers will also play a big role.