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DHAKA, Aug 10, 2025 (BSS)-The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has conducted a 
fitness test of the cricketers at the athletics turf of the National Stadium 
today.

The fitness was done in two parts with pacers Nahid Rana and Tanzim Hasan 
Sakib doing well than others.

After some warm-up, the cricketers had to run 1,600 meters without any 
breaks. Nahid Rana is ahead of Tanzim in terms of completing the entire race. 
Nahid took 5 minutes 31 seconds, while Tanzim finished the race in 5 minutes 
53 seconds.

There are three benchmarks set for the national team. If someone can finish 
the race in 5 minutes 40 seconds, then he is considered 'elite'.

If he takes 5 minutes 40 seconds to 6 minutes 20 seconds, he is considered 
'competent' or 'satisfactory'. If he takes more than this, he is considered 
'limited'. 
In this regard, Nahid Rana is the only 'elite' among the cricketers who took 
part in the fitness test.

All but two have passed the fitness test satisfactorily. The cricketers took 
this test after a two-day fitness camp in Mirpur for the Asia Cup.

T20 captain Liton Das and batter Towhid Hridoy were out of country at this 
moment and hence didn't take part in the fitness test. The four cricketers of 
the 'A' team, who were included in the preliminary squad for the Asia Cup, 
were also not there, as they are in Australia now to play the Top End T20 
series.

Players like Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan, Hasan Murad, Taijul Islam, Ebadot 
Hossain, Amite Hasan and pacer Anamul Haque who were not in the Asia Cup 
preliminary squad attended the fitness test.