Nic Pothas, the assistant coach for Bangladesh, has emphasized that the team’s seven-wicket loss against Pakistan in the first Super Four game of the current Asia Cup 2023 was the result of poor batting against Pakistan. The Bangla Tigers posted 193 runs in the first innings when the top order completely crumbled. Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim then seized control of the situation, although neither was able to advance it.
Bangladesh have a lot of difficulties to overcome before the Sri Lanka game on September 9 in Colombo because Pakistan easily tracked it down. When discussing their batting, Nic Pothas pointed out that the batters’ poor choices ultimately caused a collapse. The team administration, he continued, is attempting to identify the ideal lineup, but counts on the cricketers to play consistently in the upcoming games.
“Today, making decisions was the key to successful batting. Nic Pothas told reporters after the game in Lahore, “We definitely didn’t make the correct judgments at the right time under these circumstances, but that’s always going to be a difficulty for a club that is just starting through transition.
“It’s just about some consistency, not looking too far ahead. We are a team that is in transition right now, and we are searching for the best combination for us. Therefore, maintaining some continuity at the present would be ideal, he continued.
Nic Pothas begins by discussing Bangladesh’s forceful batting style.
Nic Pothas contends that given Pakistan’s elite pace attack, the hitters shouldn’t have played an aggressive style of cricket in the opening overs. He clarified, however, that it is a side effect of playing modern cricket and that hitters frequently take chances to get going.
“Of course, you want to score runs when you win the toss and choose to bat first, but you’re also talking about an excellent bowling attack. The decision we made to defend against that seam attack in the heat is, in my opinion, where we slightly facilitated the attack. When playing against elite seam assaults, it is in the essence of cricket to bat far deeper than that and put a score on the board. Yes, it is an area where we need to improve, but if it were that simple, everyone would be doing it, he said.
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