The selectors have already announced a 14-member team for the three-match one-day series, which will kick off on May 10 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, by keeping faith on the World cup squad.

It would be the Tigers' last assignment under the guidance of coach Dav Whatmore, who parts with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after this series following his four-year association. The series has already got special attention after Bangladesh's impressive show in the Caribbean, especially their stunning five-wicket win over India that knocked out the regional giants of the competition.

Having spent two months and seven days in the West Indies, Habibul Bashar's men returned home on April 26 to rest after continuous cricket.

Although the leisure looked brief for the cricketers, captain Bashar, who is all set to quit one-day cricket after this series, said that fatigue would not be an issue.

"Yes all the players were tired after the lengthy trip, especially the long air journey was too boring for us. But I think seven days' rest is enough to recover. We have only a week in our hand to prepare for the series, so there is no scope to extend the break," he said.

The Bangladesh cricket team, which had a three-day training session in Barbados after completion of the second round of the World Cup, will go through an extensive fitness, net and fielding session on the first day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.