Just try to imagine a scene that you suddenly discover that Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger and you are in the same gym or in the same breakfast room of the hotel. What kind of excitement will you have if you're a movie-mad teenager?

Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim may have crossed that age long before, but when he really saw the Hollywood superstar in front of him in the gym and in the restaurant yesterday, his excitement was nothing less than a stripling.

Mushfiqur generally doesn't love to express his emotion, but the presence of the Terminator made him like a teenage boy. "Look, who is sitting in the table!" exclaimed the little man. He however said that he would have been speechless had he found his most favourite actor and one of the most popular action heroes of all time Sylvester Stallone, who is best known for portraying boxer Rocky Balboa and Vietnam War veteran John Rambo, in a similar fashion.

Schwarzenegger was staying at the same riverside Langham Hotel, where the Tigers are also staying for their quarterfinal match against India on March 19, since arriving on Friday for the Arnold Classic Australia -- a three-day event mixing bodybuilding, martial arts and bikini competition. The superstar, who was also on the podium following the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, took to the streets to ride through the city on a Melbourne share bike.

"It's like a dream to see him here. I don't know how many times I watched his popular movie Terminator," said an excited Mashrafe Bin Mortaza. Both Mashrafe and Mushfiqur however were surprised at the way the Hollywood superstar was all the time surrounded by his personal bodyguards which made things difficult for the commoners to take a picture with him.

But after the Terminator time, the Tigers entered their own zone and they hogged all the spotlights. After two days' break, the Mashrafe-led team got back to business ahead of their knockout challenge.

The interest of the Indian media in the new-look Bangladesh team was enormous as a huge contingent followed yesterday's training of the Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Before the start of training session, Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha tried his best to explain the reasons behind his team's success in the tournament but they had more questions.

"What is the main reason behind this success? Was it the new coach who brought new life into the team? Or was it Mashrafe's inspirational captaincy which changed the team? You also had a good team in the 2011 World Cup, but that failed to deliver. What made the difference in these different conditions? Please say the reason behind Mahmudullah Riyad's success? What's the background of Soumya Sarker?"

It seemed as if their inquiries regarding the Bangladesh team were endless and the Tigers' media manager also received numerous requests for interviews of the players from the Indian media.

The Bangladesh team looked like a relaxed unit and was enjoying every moment. It was interesting to see them spending time in the big ground, where they appeared overawed by the size of it during the first round match against Sri Lankan, by playing football for the first time on the tour.

There was however discomfort among the players regarding one issue as they were dissatisfied with the way people criticised Tamim Iqbal in the social media. They know that it's better not to pay any attention to such discussions, but in these days everybody is bound to listen about what is happening around.

"It's really painful. He [Tamim] just made 95 against Scotland and the innings was so important for us, but some people are criticising in such a way that he did not do anything in his eight-year career with the national team. Everybody should be rational," responded a player who wished not to be named.

Everybody only wished that the left-hander gave all his answers with his bat on Thursday to bring back the sweet memories of the 2007 World Cup.