Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo on Saturday said efforts were being made to keep the outside noise at bay following a crushing defeat against Scotland between skipper Mahmudullah and board president Nazmul Hasan. t20 world cup.
Bangladesh qualified from the preliminary round to join the other heavyweights in the Super 12 stage, despite their first day’s loss to Scotland.
After overcoming the qualifying hurdle, Mahmudullah took a jibe at Hassan following the board president’s stern remarks after the loss to Scotland.
“I am here just to focus on cricket. I couldn’t be more concerned with what is said outside the team. My focus is to prepare the team mentally and physically for tomorrow.
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“When you are playing for Bangladesh, there is always criticism when things are not going well. A big part of coaching is for the team to focus on what they can control. We can’t do anything about what people are writing and saying.”
Domingo said the team has had long and difficult discussions to focus on the game.
“We can focus on our performance, we can evaluate our performance. Areas in which we feel we need to improve. As soon as we worry about these kinds of things, it takes your attention away from what we need to focus on,” he said.
Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka to open their campaign in the Super 12 stage here on Sunday.
Speaking about the game, Domingo said that he knows what his first Super 12 opposition is capable of.
“I think we have played a little bit against Sri Lanka in the last few months. We have seen some good matches against him in ODIs and Tests. We have played a lot against Hasranga in the last few months and we know what he is capable of.
Domingo also said that the wicket in Sharjah was a pleasant sight for the team as it reminded them of the pitches used in Dhaka recently.
“These types of conditions may be favorable to us. Sharjah is like the wickets of Dhaka. Hope this can help us in tomorrow’s game. These types of situations may be favorable to us. Sharjah is like the wickets of Dhaka. Hope this can help us in tomorrow’s game.
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He said, ‘The score has come down a lot after getting the new wickets. The tall bowlers who hit the wicket have always been in the game. I came here with South Africa years ago.”
He said that if bowlers bowl wicket-by-wicket, they can get spin here.
“We are not known to be the power-hitting side, so (short range) may favor us. We are also happy to start at 2 pm (UAE time). It gives us big time. This takes the dew out of the equation. “
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