Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets and won the series by 2-0, After the victory Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan said that this success will significantly boost the team’s confidence ahead of the Asia Cup 2023.
Shakib Al Hasan Said:
“From here (T20 squad) around 80 to 90 per cent of cricketers will play in the ODIs and this is a huge confidence boost for us ahead of the Asia Cup,” Shakib said after his team’s win.
“If there is flexibility it is good for the team. In T20s, a number seven might have to do the same job that openers have to do. If the openers bat for 15 overs he might have to play the next five overs as well”. Shakib said
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If everyone can bat everywhere, they won’t find it difficult to adapt when facing a tough situation. The same goes for the bowlers when they bowl in different situations”.
“The five or six bowlers we have… our job is to make things easy for batters and we always try that. Now with the combination we have, we are seeing a healthy competition among pacers and spinners and this is a good thing for the team,” he added.
“Towhid Hridoy and other players are with us from the last World Cup. Most of the players in this team are here either from the World Cup or Asia Cup. Two to four players are coming and going but it’s a continuous process. But we are still far from getting our best combination,” he said, adding that beating Afghanistan in T20Is came as a big relief as they’ve not done very well historically against them in this format”.
“Of course, it’s a big relief when your plans work accordingly and players can also execute it on the field and we get results in our favour. What can be better than that? We didn’t have good results against them in this format. But after winning such a series in this type of condition, I think it will give us great confidence to do well in the coming days,” he added.