Bangladesh national team are gearing up for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy with a pre-tournament training camp being held at the National Cricket Academy in Mirpur under head coach Phil Simmons.

The likes of Soumya Sarkar, Mustafizur Rahman, Jaker Ali Anik and pacers Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana and Tanzim Sakib trained today under the watchful gaze of senior-assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin and spin coach Mushtaq Ahmed.

This was the second day of the training camp, however, the full squad was not present as players who were part of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Fortune Barishal like Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad and Rishad Hossain were absent due to their team's championship celebration in Barishal.

The camp will run for three more days before the team leaves for the UAE, leaving very little time for the players to refocus in the 50-over format after playing T20s for over a month in the BPL.

Former selector Habibul Bashar, however, felt that the transition from T20s to the 50-over ICC event would not be difficult.

"Players now don't take much time to adapt while changing formats… They have played in a competitive tournament so the preparation for the Champions Trophy has been good. How we do now depends on how we can apply ourselves," Bashar told the reporters in Dhaka today while attending the inauguration event of former national team opener Javed Omar's social welfare foundation.

Bashar, who is the current head of the BCB women's wing, said that 'team game' will be the key for the Tigers in the Champions Trophy.

"In a big tournament, team game is the most important thing. Rather than thinking of who are the x-factors, we need to focus on playing as a team since that's when we do well. Our bowlers are doing well. Taskin has been wonderful, we saw Rana's pace and Tanzid Tamim has done well with the bat. We have performers but in a big tournament the team game is necessary."

The Tigers are set to depart for Dubai on February 14 (Thursday night) and will face India in their opening match on February 20.