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BCB clears air regarding Hathurusingha

Daily Sun Report, Dhaka

Published: 08 Sep 2024, 12:23 AM

BCB clears air regarding Hathurusingha
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said on Tuesday that they are expecting head coach Chandika Hathurusingha to arrive before the upcoming tour of India and guide the team forward.
There is large-scale speculation regarding the future of Hathurusingha as national head coach following the arrival of Faruque Ahmed as BCB president.
Hathurusingha has ample reasons to be proud of his charges' achievements following their historic 2-0 Test series win in Pakistan though all is not well with the Sri Lankan as he is at risk of losing his job despite his current contract runs until the Champions Trophy in 2025.

It is no secret that Faruque is not in favour of Hathurusingha as he remained most vocal against Hathurusingha for the last few years and made it clear that he hasn't changed his stance after taking charge of the country's most prominent sports body.

Hathurusingha, who intended to sit with the BCB high-ups, arrived with the team and a few eye brows were raised after he left the following day without meeting the new board president.
BCB director Nazmul Abedin brushed aside all kinds of speculation regarding the future of Hathurusingha as far as his immediate future is concerned with the national cricket team.
“The head coach will come and he will come here (Bangladesh),” Nazmul told reporters when his attention was drawn to the future of Hathurusingha.
“There is no injury problem as far as I know. Hopefully, the whole team will be available. Shakib has gone to play County and I am hoping everyone else will be available,” he said.
“Shakib will come to India from England to play. For now, we know this much and we want to keep it that way,” he added.
“There is probably a very involuntary practice on 8 September, but from 9 September the whole team is expected to practice in full swing,” said Nazmul.
BCB officials insisted that Hathurusingha will arrive on 12 September.

Nazmul also said that they are not concerned with the latest news surrounding security threats during the tour of India.
According to reports in Indian media ABP Live the Hindu Mahasabha has threatened to protest against the visiting Bangladesh team in Kanpur over the allegation of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh,
India and Bangladesh are scheduled to play a two-match Test series and a three-game Twenty20 International series starting from 19 September.
The first match of the two-Test series will get underway on 19 September in Chennai, while the second Test is set to begin from 27 September in Kanpur.
But even before the start of the series security has become a concern for the Bangladesh team ahead of their much-anticipated tour of India.
“These things happen (threat) and it is present while playing in almost all the countries,” said Nazmul.
“I don't think it's a big threat. We will go the way our tour has been fixed,” he added.
Nazmul added that India would look at them differently after their success in Pakistan.
“India will appreciate Bangladesh more than ever. They will try to play with a little more planning. They (India) may not see Bangladesh the way they used to see before,” said Nazmul.
“I think India is a little stronger compared to Bangladesh. So whether we can play with the mentality we had against Pakistan, whether we can keep that challenge consistently, will be a challenge for us,” he said.
“The pressure we were able to apply against Pakistan it may not be as easy against India. There we have to be more consistent and show more patience. But self-confidence is very important,” he added.
“If we can hold it (the pressure) in that case we have the ability to do well and especially the power I saw in our bowling. If we can use it, then we have a good chance, then we will dominate more than ever,” he said.
“Of course, they are a good team in any version. It is a little difficult to say about the T20 right now. However, Test cricket is a version that plays a role in improving the game of all formats. I'm sure that confidence will work here too. And as I said the bowling is getting very good. Bowling power is important for any team and that will surely work in T20,” he concluded.

 

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