Najmul Hossain Shanto on Bangladesh rain-affected world cup loss to Australia
Najmul Hossain Shanto on Bangladesh rain-affected world cup loss to Australia
21/06/2024
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
21/06/2024
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
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00:00Just really wondering, coming into this match, where was your, I guess, levels of belief going up against such a strong team as Australia who are just ticking every box at the moment?
00:18And has it been difficult to adjust from the conditions that you were playing in in the previous matches in the group stage?
00:27Yes, obviously, I think condition is very big difference because last match there was a lot of spin and also seam.
00:36But today looks flat wicket, a very good wicket to bat and I think we didn't bat well, so I think that is the big difference.
00:46Probably we should have target 160 to 170.
00:52At the moment, that target seems like it's difficult. What's been preventing you from being able to switch like that?
01:01Has it just been about the pitches over there and has that kind of carried over to maybe how you were batting tonight?
01:08I don't think so. I think as a player we had to adjust every wicket and wicket looks very good but we couldn't execute with that new ball, especially in the power play.
01:21And we couldn't finish last 5-6 overs, so we lost too many wickets. So if we ended well, it could have, like we scored probably 160-170.
01:38What's it like coming up against a player like David Warner and does he bring an aura around him?
01:47We all know how capable he is. Last 15-16 years or so, we all know how good he is and he shows his character.
02:03As a player, we have to compete ourselves against big players but today we couldn't execute our plan.
02:17Good morning.
02:20Good morning to Bangladesh.
02:24Captain, you have won today's game and your heart is in the running. But was Litton Das's batting as per your guidelines?
02:42I didn't see it being very fruitful. You said it was a side shot. What did you need to break in the innings to do that?
02:52I think we had a plan from the start because we weren't getting good starts in the previous games.
03:03So we had a plan to finish the 6th over with a wicket. I think we were able to do that.
03:10It could have been better but we were happy.
03:13I think if I hadn't missed the wicket, I could have taken the game to the 17th or 18th over.
03:23The wicket was a bit slow in the beginning. The ball wasn't that batty but it was important to be a set batsman.
03:36Santosh, the Bangladesh team has won 3 times in the T20 World Cup. So far, it's the best result in T20.
03:44We didn't have any pressure in the Super 8 round. Why do we feel like we are struggling in the batting and taking mental pressure?
03:56We should have played freely. Why can't we play like that?
04:02It's difficult to say why we can't play like that. I think everyone has the capability to play like that.
04:09Everyone has played in different places in the past. I don't know why we can't play like that.
04:16Everyone has the freedom to play the way they want but we can't play like that.
04:31The coach said that you will win the Super 8 and that will be a bonus.
04:41Is it a pressure-free or a pressure-free game?
04:46The best chance to play freely was missed in the Indian match.
04:55What do you think will happen in the next two matches?
05:01Of course, the two matches are important for us.
05:06If we can win the two matches, we will be in a better position.
05:11We will play every match to win.
05:16Everyone has the freedom to play the way they want.
05:24I don't know why we can't play the way we want.
05:31It's difficult to say why we can't play like that.
05:37When you scored 140 runs, how many wickets did you think would be challenging?
05:48When we were batting, I thought it would be good if we scored at least 170 runs.
05:55The wicket was a bit slow in the beginning.
05:58It was easy to compare with them.
06:03Because of the wind, the ball was coming to the bat well.
06:08They played comfortably against our pace bowlers.
06:13I thought it was important to have a set batsman.
06:17If the set batsman finished the game, I think we would have scored at least 170 runs.