England all-rounder Sam Curran is relieved that England players avoided injury despite playing on a “bad” surface for around 50 overs in the match against Bangladesh in Dharamshala He revealed that he did. The defending champions made a strong comeback into the tournament with a stunning win over Bangladesh after losing their first match against New Zealand.
In England’s 137-run win on Tuesday, players from both teams were cautious about going deep. Several deep fielders chose to accompany the ball to the edge of the field rather than jump and risk injury. Before the match, umpire Javagal Srinath and ICC‘s independent ball consultant Andy Atkinson rated the outfield as “average” for Bangladesh’s win over Afghanistan.
After the game, coach Sam Curran told the media that both teams were lucky to avoid outfield injuries in the last game on the field, adding that team management avoided on-field injuries. It was revealed that they were paying attention on the field in order to avoid the tournament becoming longer.
“It was pretty bad. I’m very happy that we got through this game without getting injured – I think for both teams. “It’s very important and we don’t have to come back here.”
“(The message) was simply, ‘Be careful,’ and you could tell that Bangladesh were very careful when they were on the field. We don’t want anyone to get hurt. , luckily we didn’t have to chase the ball too much. I’m really happy that no one gets hurt in the next game,” said Sam Curran. p>
In the early stages of the opening match in Dharamshala, Afghan and Bangladeshi players fell down multiple times while fielding, leading Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott to complain about his main spinner, Mujeeb Ur Rahman<» was not too happy with his outfield at Dharamshala. /strong>I was lucky to avoid injury after falling during Saturday’s World Cup match against Bangladesh.
The Conditions Weren’t In Our Control, We Should Have Adjusted Better – Taskin Ahmed
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed said that not everyone can bowl at their best during a match and admitted that the running and bowling conditions during the match were difficult. In his opinion, everyone should have adapted to the situation better.
“The outfield was soft. It was difficult to run here. Everyone felt beforehand that we were a little off balance or sliding. But we played well with the conditions. I couldn’t control it, so I can’t use that as an excuse. I should have adapted better,” Taskin Ahmed said.
Bangladesh could not find an answer to the good batting and bowling performances of Jos Buttler’s team in the second match and completely lost to defending champions England, but Shakib Al Hasan’s team You’re probably looking forward to it. Because the next game against New Zealand on Friday will be a turning point.
