Jalal concerned about travel-related stress in Asia Cup 

Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) cricket operations chairman, Jalal Yunus said that the hybrid model of the upcoming Asia Cup will take a toll on players in terms of fatigue. 

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) opted for a hybrid model of the Asia Cup this time around due to tensions between India and Pakistan. Matches will now be played in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The marquee tournament kicks off on August 30 with the Pakistan-Nepal match.

Bangladesh, who play their opening fixture against Sri Lanka in Kandy on August 31, will have to fly to Lahore to take on Afghanistan on September 3 in their final group-stage match before proceedings move onto the Super 4s. The Tigers in that case would have to take a four-and-a-half-hour flight from Kandy to Pakistan.

Jalal pointed out that travelling to another country after having played a match will be arduous for the Tigers but revealed that the ACC, to reduce some of that stress, has promised chartered aircraft for teams who are in such situations. 

"After playing our first match in Kandy, we have to go to Lahore for the second. There is nothing to do, it was ACC's decision. To make the journey a bit more comfortable, the ACC will provide us with a chartered plane. All the teams who have matches in both countries will get the same.

"There is always a little discomfort when you have to travel so much. We all know that you have to go to the airport two hours before a flight and have to carry your luggage too. Then there is the issue of jet lag. The distance between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is very long. We have nothing we can do, everyone will playing like this and we have to be okay with ACC's decision," Jalal told the reporters on Thursday.