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Captain will miss Minhaz

Bangladesh captain Aminul Islam said his main mission in the forthcoming World Cup in England was to beat Scotland in the first round.

Aminul was talking to the Daily Star at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) office before he and his 18 teammates, named for the World Cup team two days ago, left last evening for the residential camp at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP). The camp, which will continue until the three-nation one-day tournament, involving besides Ban-gladesh, Zimbabwe and Kenya, begins at the Bangabandhu National Stadium from March 19. The final 15-man squad will be named after the triangular meet but before March 31.

``Our primary aim is to win against Scotland and to display good cricket against the Test playing nations,'' said Aminul.

``We have a pretty balanced side and I think it is possible on our part to beat Scotland,'' said Aminul adding that leading Bangladesh in the World Cup would be the biggest moment of his life.

``I always dreamt about it and I'm lucky to be named as the first World Cup captain of Bangladesh. I will give my hundred percent,'' Aminul said.

When asked about the omission of in-form all-rounder Minhazul Abedin from the 19-man team, Aminul expressed his sadness for Minhazul and said that he was going to miss him in England.

Former national skipper Akram Khan also echoed the same feeling about Minhazul.

``I can not think that Minhazul is not with us in the team. We had been playing together in the national team for the last one decade. It's very sad,'' said Akram.

All the nineteen cricketers reported last evening and moved to the BKSP. The camp will start this morning under the supervision of national coach Gordon Greenidge. He will be assisted by coach Abdul Hadi Ratan.

The team: Aminul Islam (captain), Akram Khan, Faruque Ahmed, Javed Omar Belim, Shahriar Hossain, Mehrab Hossain, Al-Shahriar, Khaled Mahmud, Khaled Mashud, Hasibul Hossain, Shafiuddin Ahmed, Manzurul Islam, Naimur Rahman, Jahangir Alam, Neeyamur Rashid, Enamul Haque, Mahbubur Rahman, Mohammad Rafique and Aminul Islam (junior).