Chandika Hathurusingha. (Photo Source: Twitter)
The cricketing world is bracing itself for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup starting in June. Bangladesh find themselves in a position of uncertainty and are preparing for the ‘unknown’ that lie ahead in the tournament.
With matches scheduled in unfamiliar venues across the United States and the West Indies, the Tigers are leaving no stone unturned in their preparations to adapt to the unpredictable conditions they might encounter.
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‘We are looking at is the combination for the World Cup’ – Chandika Hathurusingha
Head coach Chandika Hathurusingha acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding the pitches and conditions they will face,
“What we are looking at is the combination for World Cup, how the individuals fit in and understanding the game plan and be comfortable. The other thing I mentioned is that we want to play on good wickets because we don’t know what we get in America and we play two very important games in America and nobody has any clue because there is not much data behind it,” Hathurusingha was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
The coach highlighted the lack of information about the pitches in Dallas and New York, where Bangladesh will play their opening World Cup matches.
“What I understand is that New York has a drop-in wicket prepared on Adelaide and they are going to drop in there hopefully, the expectation is something similar to what Australian pitches are. There’s little feedback from NSW Cricket about Dallas. Washington Freedom played there. I spoke to their GM when I was in Australia. Our recollection from St Vincent is the last Test we played there,” he added.
Hathurusingha also emphasised the importance of playing on high-scoring wickets to help the bowling unit adapt their mindset.
“So we are preparing as well as we can for these unknown factors, One thing we realized is that we are playing in different kinds of pitches now and in this series, there is more grass and more carry and we want to play on wickets that are conducive to high scoring to get us to understand what is acceptable and what areas we need to improve,” he told.
The coach praised the performances of Soumya Sarkar and Litton Das, “Both of them put their hands up after the first game that their approach was wrong and they will work on it and play good cricket,” he concluded.
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Bangladesh will kick off their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign with an exciting clash against Sri Lanka on June 7th in Dallas. After this opening encounter, they will face the formidable South African team on June 10th in New York.
The Tigers’ third match is slated for June 13th in St. Vincent, where they will lock horns with the Netherlands. Bangladesh will wrap up their group stage journey on June 16th, also in St. Vincent, against the upbeat Nepali side.
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