Shoot first!

A video shoot arranged by sponsors had booked the board's cricket academy and also kept some of the national players occupied in the morning yesterday.

Speaking to reporters before training yesterday, opener Tamim Iqbal said that he would have preferred participating in such activities after the series.

"Had it taken place after the series it would have definitely been good. But then again if the board tells us to do this then I am sure the board must have a good reason for it. They definitely thought of something positive regarding us before taking this step.

"If they [BCB] ask us to do something we obviously can't say no. And the other thing is that the sponsors have their needs as well. So we have to balance out everything," said Tamim.

"But the good thing is that our practice was not being hampered. Although when one hears the word shooting, you tend to think a lot, but in actuality, no body worked for more than 20 to 25 minutes," he added.