Selection of Bangladesh World Cup team became difficult for Hathurusingha

Before going to the World Cup, Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe said last night’s victory against India in the Asia Cup was a big relief. Bangladesh’s exit from the Asia Cup Super Four was confirmed after losing the previous two matches. The manner of the losses in those two matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka was also criticized. All in all, the mercury of the team’s confidence probably went down a bit. Otherwise, Hathurusinghe would not have called victory a relief in a ceremonial match.

However, after the performance of the players against India, the Lankan coach also spoke about a sweet problem. Choosing the World Cup team of Bangladesh has become a little difficult! Hathurusinghe said these things in the press conference after defeating India by 6 runs last night.

The Bangladesh team has faced several challenges in the Asia Cup. Among them, the team management wanted to check the depth of the players keeping the World Cup in mind. That is why three players were given a chance in the match against India—Enamul Haque, Tanjim Hasan and Tanjid Hasan. Sheikh Mehdi or Mostafizur Rahman have already been tested.

Pacer Tanjim made his debut with 2 wickets for 32 runs in 7.5 overs. Enamul did not do well in his return to the national team. Get out for 4 runs. And Tanjid scored 13 runs. In his explanation, Hathurusinghe said, ‘We wanted to see the depth of our players. In this match, we gave three players a chance to show their potential. Now it has become a bit difficult to select 15 members for the World Cup.

Hathurusinghe mentions this sweet problem while answering another question. He was asked to know, how much relief is this victory before the World Cup? Then the Bangladesh coach said about the challenges, ‘To tell you the truth, we did not play well as a team in the Asia Cup, as I have said before. It’s not an excuse, but we’ve had to play in different conditions in this tournament. We played in Kandy, we played in Lahore. Then came here (Colombo) and played. Apart from this, we have had to go through bad times with injuries and fitness of players. There were many challenges.

Bangladesh’s goal in the Asia Cup was not fulfilled, but Hathurusinghe thinks that the victory against India in their last match is a relief, ‘It is a big relief victory for us before going to the World Cup. Now we can go to the World Cup with more confidence.

Hathurusinghe said another thing, which is important with the World Cup in mind. The win against India was a team performance win in his eyes. Hathurusinghe thinks that it is a relief for Bangladesh, ‘Of course this victory is a satisfaction for us. More or less all players have contributed to this win. Although we had individual performances in the Asia Cup, there was not much team performance. It has been seen in this match, it is a relief.