Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said that his batters are unaware about how to score a total as big as 180. He was talking to the media after Bangladesh lost to India by 7 wickets in the first T20I. With the loss, the visitors are 0-1 down in the 3-match series.
Batting first, Bangladesh batters crumbled and eventually fell down for a score of 127, which was very vulnerable against India’s top-class batters. India chased it down in 11.5 overs.
‘Our batters do not know how to score 180’: Shanto
After the match, Shanto told the media that they have room for improvement in batting.
“We have the ability, but we have room for improvement in our skills. We have been batting in this way for the last 10 years. Sometimes we do well. We have to make some changes, perhaps where we practice back home.”
Shanto blames this on the pitches in Bangladesh, which are mainly bowling friendly. Due to this, Bangladesh batters have forgotten to build a score as big as 180, says Shanto.
“We play on 140-150 wickets at home. Our batters don’t know how to score 180 runs. I won’t blame just the wickets, but we have to consider skills and mentality,” Shanto said following the crushing loss.
“I wouldn’t say we played badly. We are a better team than this. We haven’t done well in this format for a long time, but I don’t believe we are such a bad team,” said Shanto.
Shanto refused to talk about any individual player. He also opined that the change in approach cannot be rushed but to be applied at a slower rate.
“I don’t want to talk about any individual player. I think the batting unit didn’t do well today. There will be aggression in the way we approach our scoring, but sometimes we have to select the deliveries correctly. We will think about it, but we can’t rush in changing our approach.”
It should also be noted that Bangladesh batters have been struggling during powerplay. In the last match, they could only add 39 runs in the first six overs, losing 2 key wickets. Captain realises this.
“Powerplay is definitely a worry. The approach we talked about (before the game), it will be successful if we make a good start with the bat.
“We have to keep the wickets in the first six overs, and score runs in those. Otherwise, those coming in next, it becomes too challenging for them. We have struggled in the powerplay. Those batting in the power play must take more responsibility,” said the southpaw.
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