No worries about weather: Nabi
It is usually tough for outsiders to adjust to the hot and humid conditions in Chattogram, especially during this time of the year.
Teams such as Australia, New Zealand and England, who are used to cooler climates, find it difficult to acclimatise to the port city but for Afghanistan -- a team from the sub-continent -- the weather was not at all an issue.
The Afghans are currently in Chattogram preparing for their one-off Test against the hosts, scheduled to begin from September 5 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS).
“The weather is good here. We just came from Abu Dhabi where it was 45 degrees celsius. We spent 10 days there,” Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi told reporters after practice at yesterday.
“There is a little bit of humidity [in Chattogram] but hopefully we will adjust in the 4-5 days here. I think for the past 5-6 years we have been regularly coming to Bangladesh. Most of the guys are used to this kind of weather. We will try our best to play positive cricket in the Test matches.”
When it comes to home fixtures, Bangladesh usually bank on spinners to produce a positive result. This time too, the Tigers have four front-line spinners in their ranks. However, just as the weather was not an issue for the visitors, Nabi did not appear too worried about facing a spin-heavy Bangladesh side.
“I think the plus point is both the teams are used to Asian conditions and have Asian players. They are good with the spin as well and also with fast bowlers. The pitch, I think, does not have enough bounce. Most of the time Chattogram pitches are batting pitches and we have some quality batsmen and some quality spinners as well,” concluded a confident Nabi.
