Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon spoke to the media yesterday and what could be surmised from his words is that the Tigers are going through a rebuilding phase ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia. That rebuild will continue after the World Cup and Sri Lanka appear to be the model to follow judging from the board president's remarks.

It could be ascertained that some players who have not been able to cement their places will be given time. The likes of Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan Sohan and Liton Das have made big strides in recent times and the BCB president was looking to form a core group with such players.

 "There are many players in our team who are doing well. They will have to be given time. Afif has not become Mushfiqur [Rahim] or Mahmudullah [Riyad]. We can't make these mistakes [of comparing them to veterans], even Sohan has not become like them. But the thing is these players have that potential. Liton Das hasn' isn't close to Tamim [Iqbal] yet," the BCB president said yesterday, perhaps trying to temper expectations.

With the BCB president saying experimenting with the squad would be reduced, it was evident the team management may now look to find a sustainable line-up. The Sri Lanka team had been struggling in T20s for the past few years but have now found a unit from such phases of struggle.

Skipper Dasun Shanaka, openers Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka, middle-order batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Wanindu Hasaranga in lower-middle order are players who have taken up the reins.

Talking about Bangladesh's current batch of players in T20s, Hassan said: "We have done a lot of experiments last year and if we can minimise that, as Sri Lanka did, there are possibilities. Sri Lanka worked with a side for three-and-a-half years and then got results."