<p>Kolkata: Ahead of their World Cup match against The Netherlands, Bangladesh cricket players led by their captain Shakib-Al Hasan had a net session here at the Eden Gardens with 20 boys and girls from various city schools, two of whom were hearing and speech impaired.</p><p>Bangladesh will play their next tie against The Netherlands at the iconic stadium on Saturday.</p><p>Under an initiative of the ICC and UNICEF, players from the neighbouring country played and interacted with the students who play cricket and are fans of Bangladeshi cricketers like Shakib-Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mahmudullah Riyad and Mustafizur Rahman, a UNICEF release said.</p><p>The Bangladesh star players were seen imparting tips to the students on how to bowl, bat and field.</p>.Shubman Gill focuses on short ball play, long tail prepares to wag.<p>"I’m too glad to meet Litton Das whom we have seen playing in the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the IPL. We shook hands with him and took pictures. It’s like a dream come true to play with these international cricketers," said Krrish Manick, one of the participants.</p><p>ICC and UNICEF’s 'Cricket4good' initiative brought the players to advocate messages to #BeAChampion through equality between girls and boys and on life skills, to help them become confident, work together and pursue an equal world.</p><p>Student Sneha Mondal said after the brief practice session, "It felt good to have played with the icons. I felt on a par with them."</p><p>"Good communication among the team members in any field matters a lot. We have to go hand-in-hand with others as a team and bring victory," said Tanisha who plays cricket.</p><p>Shuvam Rajwar, a speech and hearing-impaired boy, said with the help of an interpreter that this practice was useful to learn how to play in a team during a match. "I learnt to negotiate and take decisions with my team members," he said.</p>
<p>Kolkata: Ahead of their World Cup match against The Netherlands, Bangladesh cricket players led by their captain Shakib-Al Hasan had a net session here at the Eden Gardens with 20 boys and girls from various city schools, two of whom were hearing and speech impaired.</p><p>Bangladesh will play their next tie against The Netherlands at the iconic stadium on Saturday.</p><p>Under an initiative of the ICC and UNICEF, players from the neighbouring country played and interacted with the students who play cricket and are fans of Bangladeshi cricketers like Shakib-Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mahmudullah Riyad and Mustafizur Rahman, a UNICEF release said.</p><p>The Bangladesh star players were seen imparting tips to the students on how to bowl, bat and field.</p>.Shubman Gill focuses on short ball play, long tail prepares to wag.<p>"I’m too glad to meet Litton Das whom we have seen playing in the Kolkata Knight Riders team in the IPL. We shook hands with him and took pictures. It’s like a dream come true to play with these international cricketers," said Krrish Manick, one of the participants.</p><p>ICC and UNICEF’s 'Cricket4good' initiative brought the players to advocate messages to #BeAChampion through equality between girls and boys and on life skills, to help them become confident, work together and pursue an equal world.</p><p>Student Sneha Mondal said after the brief practice session, "It felt good to have played with the icons. I felt on a par with them."</p><p>"Good communication among the team members in any field matters a lot. We have to go hand-in-hand with others as a team and bring victory," said Tanisha who plays cricket.</p><p>Shuvam Rajwar, a speech and hearing-impaired boy, said with the help of an interpreter that this practice was useful to learn how to play in a team during a match. "I learnt to negotiate and take decisions with my team members," he said.</p>