Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl. Bangladesh went down with one bowler less to restrict India to a narrow run. Playing with three pacers regularly in the whole World Cup, Bangladesh came down with two pacers yesterday. Vice-captain Taskin Ahmed was brought in, whose performance this time was not great but not questionable. In his place in the XI, Zaker Ali Anik

SBS Desk

June 23, 2024

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Shakib is also surprised by Shant's decision!

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl. Bangladesh went down with one bowler less to restrict India to a narrow run. Playing with three pacers regularly in the whole World Cup, Bangladesh came down with two pacers yesterday. Vice-captain Taskin Ahmed was brought in, whose performance this time was not great but not questionable. In his place in the XI, Zaker Ali Anik. Taskin's omission from cricketing logic is only due to consistency. Shariful Islam was on the side bench if there was an injury or any other reason and if the coordination of the three pacers was intact. Indian captain Rohit Sharma lost the toss and said that if he had won the toss on this good wicket, he would have taken the batting. So questions arose over Bangladesh's decision to field after winning the toss against India with one bowler less.

Irrespective of the wicket-condition, India had only one plan, to attack Bangladesh's bowlers from the start. They are 100% successful in that plan. Shanta did not come to the press conference after the match. However, Shakib Al Hasan, who came to the press conference as the representative of the team, said, "It is the decision of the captain and the coach." The wicket was a bit slow. The match was a bit dry at the start. The captain might have thought he could help the spinners.

However, Shakib pointed towards captain Shanto and coach Hathuru, 'If you ask me personally, except for one or two matches in this ongoing tournament in the Caribbean region, the trend here is to bat first, the teams batting first are also successful. Looking at the statistics, you should have batted first. But the captain-coach may have thought otherwise. If we had even tied them on a rough score, we had a score in mind. That's why fielding first.

Shakib also admitted that the spinners did not get much help from the wicket, 'It is a very good batting wicket. In the middle overs of the innings, bowling the spinners in the power play is a bit easier in the Caribbean. Everyone wants to use the new ball. Because, when the ball becomes soft later, it becomes a bit difficult to run.' Shakib's words are clear about how questionable the team's decision is.