Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan backs Bangladesh to regroup in time for World Cup after defeat to Afghanistan: Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan feels his team’s ODI series loss to Afghanistan is a crucial wake-up call ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup this year.
Bangladesh finished a turbulent week on and off the pitch on Saturday with their second straight defeat to Afghanistan in Chattogram. Now he must strive to rebound before the 50-over World Cup in India later this year.
While Bangladesh is now ranked seventh in the men’s ODI team rankings and qualified for this year’s World Cup by placing third in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, they have won two matches against Afghanistan. He has demonstrated excellent form. superior to your finest.
The change in current form could be linked to the ongoing uncertainty over the retirement of ODI captain Tamim Iqbal, while Mehidy Hasan himself is among a group of players who have performed below their best.
But the Bangladesh all-rounder is unconcerned, believing that his team’s recent setback may be a gift in disguise, allowing them to discover and work on faults in their game ahead of the next Asia Cup and World Cup in India in October and November.
Mehidy Hasan said: – Bangladesh’s 145-run loss to Afghanistan in the second ODI.
“Losing this series meant we can work on where we lacked and where we need to improve.
“Since we have World Cup and Asia Cup games against them, we can plan our batters’ gameplan, which bowlers we can target or how we can stop their batters.
“Since we have three months before the World Cup and one-and-a-half months before the Asia Cup, every cricketer can plan individually.”Bangladesh’s first World Cup encounter will be against Afghanistan on October 7 in Dharamsala, and Mehidy’s team has been drawn among their Asian opponents in the Asia Cup.
Mehidy is aware that Bangladesh committed mistakes during their current ODI series against Afghanistan, but he is sure that his team will be able to correct their faults when the stakes are bigger later in the year.3
Mehidy Hasan declared.
“I had told at a press conference before that if we played this series badly, it wouldn’t mean we have become a bad side. Our record is very good and we qualified for the World Cup. Our team combinations are good and the players are in good touch. Overall we are confident,” .
“The lacking that we had in these two matches and the mistakes we made will allow us to become more alert since we have big series ahead of us. We have Asia Cup and World Cup games against them and I hope we would be able to overcome our errors.”
“I had told at a press conference before that if we played this series badly, it wouldn’t mean we have become a bad side. Our record is very good and we qualified for the World Cup. Our team combinations are good and the players are in good touch. Overall we are confident,”.
“The lacking that we had in these two matches and the mistakes we made will allow us to become more alert since we have big series ahead of us. We have Asia Cup and World Cup games against them and I hope we would be able to overcome our errors.”
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Scorecard
Bangladesh – 189/10 (43.2/50-Over)
Afghanistan – 331/9 (50/50-Over)
Result:- Afghanistan won by 142 runs
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