Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathursinghe asked questions regarding the high-profile incident between veteran players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal ahead of the opening match of the 2023 ODI World Cup against Afghanistan. I got away with everything.
Ahead of their debut match against Afghanistan in Dharamsala on Friday, Chandika Hathursinghe said captain Shakib Al Hasan accused senior opener Tamim Iqbal of not having the team ready to play batting. He was asked about a controversial TV interview in which he named Mr.
Talking to the media before the match against Afghanistan, Bangladesh’s head coach refused to comment on Shakib Al Hasan’s words in the TV interview.
“We talked about his batting, his bowling and his captaincy,” Chandika Hathursinghe said.
There are reports that the cricket landscape in Bangladesh has changed dramatically regarding Tamim Iqbal and captain Shakib Al Hasan. The opening match in Bangladesh made it clear that if the team management wanted to include him in the World Cup squad, he would have to be accepted as a partially fit player.
Everything started to fall apart when Bangladesh’s experienced opener Tamim Iqbal was left out of the 2023 World Cup squad. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials said his recurring back problems were the reason for his exclusion from the squad.
Bangladesh captain attacks Tamim in a TV interview on September 28, 2023, calling his actions “childish” and not wanting to have players in Bangladesh’s World Cup squad who are not fully fit , he said. He expressed dissatisfaction with Tamim’s inability to adapt to the team’s demands.
We Give Ourselves A Chance To Get Into The Semifinals – Chandika Hathurusingha
Chandika Hathursinghe wants to focus on winning 4-5 matches in the upcoming ODI World Cup to have the best chance of making it to the semi-finals of the mega event to be held in India. He said his goal is to provide the same experience as the students. This is a player who played in his IPL in the country.
“Everyone wants to win the World Cup, but winning four or five games realistically gives us a chance to get to the semi-finals. That’s our first goal .Some of our players often play in IPL. Since India was also our home base, we also played in such conditions. So we used this advantage throughout the tournament to I will go,” added Chandika Hathursinghe.
Bangladesh have emerged as one of the best white-ball teams in world cricket. They will aim to use that experience to succeed in India, with Shakib Al Hasan’s side taking on Afghanistan in their opening match on Saturday.
