Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan reckoned that his staff continues to be searching for 4-5 high quality quick bowlers with the T20 World Cup knocking on the door. On Thursday, September 1, the Tigers’ loss of life bowling got here underneath fireplace as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by two wickets in a Group B conflict of Asia Cup 2022.
After the defeat, Bangladesh grew to become the primary staff to get knocked out of the Asia Cup. Even within the match towards Afghanistan, the Tigers let their opposition off the hook after getting them on the mat.
Before the match, Shakib stated that one should not count on an in a single day transformation of Bangladesh’s T20 staff. After Thursday’s loss, the veteran stated that Bangladesh are nonetheless making an attempt to determine the easiest way of enjoying the format.
“It’s not easy to start from scratch. Had we played a few series before, we could have planned better. The thing is that our planning has started now and it was in the match against Afghanistan. Some decisions will work out and some may not,” Shakib was quoted as saying within the post-match presser.
For the match towards Sri Lanka, Bangladesh dropped each their openers, Mohammad Naim Sheikh and Anamul Haque Bijoy, and roped in Sabbir Rahman and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. While Sabbir acquired out cheaply, Miraz scored a quickfire 38. Shakib stated that the Tigers all the time had Mehidy as an choice for opening the batting.
“Miraz was always in the mix to open the batting since we were struggling to find a proper opener. We didn’t take that decision against Afghanistan. But there was no guarantee that had he opened the batting, he would have done well. Had Miraz and Sabbir not performed today, people would have criticised the move,” he said.
The Magura-born Shakib additionally stated that the Asia Cup was an eye fixed opener for the Bangladesh bowlers.
“Earlier, I said that we had a goal and we are focussing on it. If you look at the difference in the first and second match, we have improved a lot going by how we used to play.
“Before the World Cup, we shall be enjoying a couple of matches and which may assist us. The Asia Cup was an eye fixed opener for our bowlers and their performances,” Shakib said.
Moreover, Shakib said that he expects his fast bowlers to shoulder a chunk of the responsibility on Australian soil.
“On this pitch, you’ll count on your pacers to bowl 12 overs and so they need to ship. The ones who will ship will keep and those who will not ship will not keep.
“In two matches, we tried out four bowlers. Before the World Cup, hopefully, we will find four to five bowlers who will give us 12-14 overs as in Australia, we would have to depend a lot on our pace bowling,” he added.
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