Bangladesh batter Shakib Al Hasan walks off the sector after his dismissal throughout ODI World Cup 2023 match between Bangladesh and Netherlands at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on October 28, 2023.
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Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has admitted {that a} chaotic buildup might have resulted of their “worst ever” World Cup campaign after they lower a sorry determine with an 87-run defeat to the Netherlands for his or her fifth loss on the trot.
Chasing a small goal of 230 runs, Bangladesh folded inside 43 overs, managing a mere 142 to see their World Cup campaign nearly as good as over.
“You can definitely say that (it’s Bangladesh’s worst World Cup performance). I won’t disagree,” Shakib mentioned within the post-match media interplay right here on Saturday.
“I don’t have an answer as to why we played this way. We were sloppy in the field. We bowled brilliantly. We haven’t batted the way we can bat throughout the tournament.
“It is a giant concern. Today was one other day once we completely gave the Dutch the 2 factors. It is onerous to swallow. It is very troublesome to digest.” Faced with persistent questions from Bangladeshi journalists, Shakib made a candid admission that the team was “underprepared” and his fallout with former captain Tamim Iqbal may have “affected” the side.
“It may very well be,” Shakib said when asked if Tamim’s exclusion had affected the team.
“It is common. I do not know what’s in everybody’s coronary heart. I do not disagree with you. It could have had an impact.” Tamim, the only Bangladeshi batter to have centuries in all the three formats, had made a shock retirement in July only to reverse his decision at the request of the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The 34-year-old played the opening two matches before taking a break in the final match of their home series against New Zealand in the build-up to the World Cup.
Tamim was dropped from the Shakib-led World Cup squad and their fallout was out in the open when the skipper criticised the senior batter’s fitness in a televised interview.
“It is fairly pure for the plans to alter when the captain and coach change. It is troublesome to maintain the identical plan. It is usually a good or dangerous plan.
“Everyone has a different thinking. We don’t know what’s wrong and right. It is difficult for me to say why our performance didn’t reflect how we played before.
“Yes, we had been very underprepared. But now truly giving these excuses won’t assist a lot. But clearly, we had been underprepared,” Shakib said.
‘We’re not this bad team’ =============== Shakib, however, firmly believed that Bangladesh’s current performance in the World Cup does not reflect their overall capabilities.
“We aren’t this dangerous a crew. It may very well be the World Cup or this ambiance, excessive expectations. It may very well be numerous different issues. We should discover out, but when we work on it, we’d discover the solutions.” Twenty-four years after they made their World Cup debut, Bangladesh are yet to make the semifinals.
When posed with this question, Shakib said: “You could be asking the flawed particular person. If I had been to say, there can be an opportunity if we made numerous adjustments. But I do not suppose it is the precise time to say that now.
“It’s definitely disappointing. At least the way the people of our country like cricket, the way everyone is focused on cricket, we should have done better than this.” He additional mentioned their World Cup build-up had not been difficult sufficient.
“Team gets confidence after winning games regardless of conditions. We lost to England and Afghanistan recently. We won two series against Ireland. We haven’t done well in the Asia Cup if you leave aside the India win. We have under performed in this World Cup too.
“We had been right here with excessive expectations. We could not meet our expectations, and from there on, I believed we’re fighting our confidence in each departments.” ‘Deserved to be booed by fans’ =================== The loss to the Dutch was especially humiliating for Bangladesh as they found themselves at ‘home’ at Eden Gardens that witnessed thousands of fans from the neighbouring country.
Shakib got out for five from 14 balls and as he was walking back to the pavillion, the premier allrounder was booed by the fans.
The skipper was also jeered at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka when he went there for a brief training session with his personal mentor Nazmul Abedeen ahead of their match against the Netherlands.
“They truly count on one thing good. So, naturally, if that does not occur, in addition they have the precise to say as they like. So, I haven’t got any complaints about them. I feel the best way we performed, we deserve this.” Bangladesh have simply win towards Afghanistan on this version of the World Cup. They subsequent face Pakistan right here on Tuesday, earlier than taking up Sri Lanka and Australia of their final two matches.
