Nazmul Hossain Shanto criticized the home wicket in the series loss to USA. He does not see the option of a good wicket to do well in the T20 World Cup. In an interview given to AFP, the Bangladesh captain said that a poor performance in the T20 World Cup can be improved if they get a good pitch at home.
Bangladesh is one of the 9 teams that have played all the tournaments since the start of the shortest tournament World Cup in 2007. It is also the only team not to make it to the knockout stage. There are no indications that something big can be expected this time too. “First of all, we have to play on a good pitch,” Shanta said. Many may see this as an excuse. But we can play very few matches on good pitches.’
Bangladesh pitches do not run like that. Famous for low scoring. Tawheed Hriday is the only member of the current team with a T20 strike rate above 130. Recently appointed captain in three formats, Shanta thinks that it is possible to increase the strike rate only by playing on a good pitch. If we play on good pitches for a year or two, only then can the strike rate improve.’
Despite being ranked ninth in the T20 rankings, Bangladesh has recently won series at home against powerhouses Australia, England and New Zealand. Also saw embarrassing losses. Especially the 2-1 series loss against the USA a few days ago shows their overall condition. In this interview given before the USA series, Shanto said about his chances in the World Cup, ‘If we can do the same in the series we have played in the recent World Cup, we can take decisions properly, we can implement the plan correctly. Then there will be a chance to do something good.’
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