Bangladesh wants introspection after worst-ever ICC World Cup efficiency, suggests Shakib Al Hasan

Stakeholders in Bangladesh cricket must do some critical introspection after the workforce’s disappointing efficiency within the World Cup.

Even although the workforce, which has misplaced 5 matches on the trot and has collected solely two factors from six outings, is but to play three matches, skipper Shakib Al Hasan bluntly admitted that it was Bangladesh’s worst-ever efficiency within the World Cup.

Following its humiliating 87-run defeat to the Netherlands, which got here into the occasion by the qualifiers, Shakib didn’t make any effort to defend Bangladesh’s embarrassing run – a potential final result of undesirable cocktail components, together with the skipper’s fallout with former captain Tamim Iqbal previous to the event, the shortage of ideally suited preparation, strain because of excessive expectations, beneath par exhibiting by many of the batters and a few gamers’ reluctance to return out of their consolation zone.

“We are not this bad a team. It could be the World Cup or this atmosphere, high expectations. It could be a lot of other things. If we work on it, we might find the answers,” stated Shakib.

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Shakib identified some components which impacted Bangladesh’s marketing campaign. “As a batting unit, other than Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim, we were very poor.”

Explaining why Mahmudullah, the centurion of the match towards South Africa, was fielded at No.7 towards the Dutch, Shakib stated, “We have a team of limitations in batting and bowling. We are not comfortable bowling or batting at different times and positions.

“We are not comfortable facing bowlers at certain times, so we have to adjust all the time. If our batters did well at the top, Riyad (Mahmudullah) and Mushfiq (Mushfiqur) could have performed their roles.

“I agree that maybe if Riyad bhai batted higher in the order, we could have done well.”

With some cricketers, together with Shakib, Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah, entering into the final part of their lengthy careers, Bangladesh’s cricket authorities would do effectively to get to the foundation of the issue that prevented the workforce from performing as much as its potential within the prestigious occasion and spot the subsequent era of gamers who may serve the aspect effectively.