Habibul Bashar's men had to stay two more hours from the schedule time of flight as dense fog delayed the Qatar Airways flight.

Fresh from the 5-0 whitewash they inflicted on their southern African opponents, the Tigers will play four games on February 4, 6, 9 and 11 at the Harare Sports Club ground as part of their World Cup preparation but the 3-2 away defeat in July-August last year definitely discomforts them.

For dashing left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal it was the first trip to the African nation as most of players have experience of touring the country on more than one occasion.

"My first dream was fulfilled as I was called up to the national team which surprised me, and now my main target is to play good cricket if I get the chance in the playing eleven. I want to play my natural game," said Tamim, who was the only new face in the 15-member squad that was announced on last Thursday.

"I am also looking forward to play with my elder brother (Nafis Iqbal) in the national team because I believe that his days are not over to make a comeback to the (Bangladesh) side," said Tamim, who is third from his family to represent the national side after former skipper and his uncle Akram Khan and elder brother Nafis.

Captain Habibul Bashar also spoke with the reporters at the Zia International Airport lounge prior to their departure where he reiterated his claim that they were not too bothered with the World Cup but to console their last series defeat.

"We simply want to beat Zimbabwe in their own den to console the last series defeat. This time we are much more cautious about the job in hand," said the 33-year old Bangladesh skipper.

SQUAD
Habibul Bashar, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafee bin Mortuza, Tushar Imran, Mohammad Ashraful, Sakib Al Hasan, Mehrab Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Sharif, Tapash Baisya, Abdur Razzak and Tamim Iqbal.