Bahrain coach Mohsin Kamal has said that his side needs to develop a younger generation of players if it is to achieve long-term international success.

Although it will take part in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 6 in Singapore in August and will be hopeful of taking the next step on the road to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, Mohsin recognises that much work needs to be done to introduce more young people to the sport in Bahrain. 'I think we have a very good team that is well-rounded in terms of batting and bowling. One concern is this sport depends on experience and training so we need to prepare the younger players to step into the shoes of the seniors. The youngest players we have are in their 20s and the rest are in their 30s. This is the average age,' said Mohsin Kamal, in an interview with the ACC website.

To help these plans, the Bahrain Cricket Association (BCA) has recently established the Bahrain National Cricket Academy at Al Najma to prepare for upcoming tournaments held by the ACC and ICC. The Academy, funded by the BCA with contributions from BCA officials, will have two turf wickets in addition to the existing four cement and artificial turf wickets, and is expected to be ready by mid-August. Bowling machines, video analysis software, and gym equipment will also be installed to make the academy as player-centric as possible.

The Bahrain side, who will also take part in the ACC Twenty20 Cup in November, believe it is capable of repeating its success at the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 7, when it was the only unbeaten side at the event.

'Our goal is to keep working towards reaching the 2015 World Cup. We have the ability and the potential so nothing really is standing in our way. The only factor is how badly we want it and how hard we will work for it,' said Yaser Sadeq, the Bahrain skipper.