Bangladesh cricket team captain Shakib Al Hasan admitted that the defeat against Netherlands in the ongoing 2023 ODI World Cup was a bitter pill to swallow. Bangla Tigers were no match for Association Nation in the match in Kolkata, but Scott Edward’s side completely outplayed them.
On October 28, Bangladesh suffered its fifth straight defeat in the 2023 World Cup. Shakib Al Hasan’s batting line-up of the team collapsed miserably as he was dismissed by the Dutch bowlers for 229 runs in his 42.2 overs. The Asian team’s batting performance was shameful as they surrendered without a fight.
Shakib Al Hasan spoke to a broadcaster after the match and expressed his disappointment with Bangladesh’s performance in the ODI World Cup, calling the campaign pathetic. He believes the team could not withstand the Dutch pressure in the match in Kolkata and lost without a fight.
“I can say for sure (Bangladesh’s worst performance in the World Cup), but there are no answers as to why we played the way we did.” We were sloppy on the field. Ta. We played some great bowling. Throughout the tournament, we didn’t hit as well as we wanted. That’s a big concern. ”
“Today was another day where we gave Holland two points outright. It’s hard to swallow. It’s very difficult to digest. “Things like this can happen in cricket,” Shakib said. Al-Hasan said.
In the 2023 World Cup, Netherlands defeated Bangladesh by 87 points at Eden Gardens. With this victory, the Netherlands’ position in the points table for the 2023 World Cup rose from her 10th place to her 8th place. We will do our best to create a surprise in the main match.
It Could Be The World Cup Or This Atmosphere, High Expectations – Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan said that winning matches will help give confidence to the team, but Bangladesh missed several opportunities to win matches ahead of the ODI World Cup in India. He believes the team succumbed to the pressure of expectations and wants to identify areas they need to improve in order to perform better in the remaining matches of the tournament.
“Regardless of the situation, winning games gives a team confidence.” Recent losses were to England and Afghanistan. We won two series against Ireland. Barring India’s victory, they did not perform well in the Asia Cup. They had a below-average performance in this World Cup as well. ”
“We’re not that bad of a team. It could be the World Cup, it could be this atmosphere, we have high expectations. It could be a lot of other things. We have to figure it out. But if we work hard, we may find the answer,” added Shakib Al Hasan.
