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    "excerpt": "Sylhet International Cricket Stadium: Zimbabwe have kickstarted their preparation for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh via its first training session at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, despite rain delaying the start and forcing an early end to the day\u2019s activities.\n",
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    "editor1": "Sylhet International Cricket Stadium: Zimbabwe have kickstarted their preparation for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh via its first training session at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, despite rain delaying the start and forcing an early end to the day\u2019s activities.\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate, but obviously these things you can\u2019t control. I\u2019m happy with the prep we got in Harare. We had four good days of a regional game there, so the guys are coming off quite a bit of game time. And we sort of prepared for all possible conditions when we were in Harare \u2013 that was quite nice,\u201d said head coach Justin Sammons in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sammons praised the players\u2019 attitude in whatever time they got to practice despite having back-to-back travel days. \u201cLike I said, it\u2019s unfortunate, but the guys are in good spirits. They\u2019ve had some nice time together in the changeroom after two sort of heavy travel days. So, I am happy with where the group is at.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Only four members of the touring party \u2013 captain Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Wellington Masakadza and Victor Nyauchi \u2013 have previously played Test cricket in Bangladesh. For the rest of the members, the series against Bangladesh, starting on April 20 in Sylhet and followed by the second game at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram beginning on April 28, the tour offers them a fresh challenge and valuable learning opportunity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a massive learning opportunity for the group. For most of them, it\u2019s their first time here in whites. The key is to take the lessons from this experience and grow as cricketers. Every time we come into a series, we play to win, and nothing changes here. We strongly believe we have a group of players that can really compete and take the series back with us to Zimbabwe,\u201d added Sammons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Only four members of the touring party \u2013 captain Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Wellington Masakadza and Victor Nyauchi \u2013 have previously played Test cricket in Bangladesh. For the rest of the members, the series against Bangladesh, starting on April 20 in Sylhet and followed by the second game at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram beginning on April 28, the tour offers them a fresh challenge and valuable learning opportunity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/highest-tax-paying-cricketers\">Highest tax paying cricketers<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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