Tigers keep the focus on cricket

Bangladesh have seemingly conveyed the presentation of the competition so far in their destruction of South Africa at The Oval in game four. It was a shocking triumph, an announcement made by Mashrafe Mortaza's men. Despite the fact that it was only nine days prior, that triumph appears ancient history now. Two annihilations - one tight, one less - and a washout since has rather hindered their quick begin. They at present get themselves seventh in the table with only three. Things aren't exactly so blushing as they used to be, reports Cricbuzz. Sri Lanka are, on paper, one of the simpler amusements in the gathering stage and the washout denied Bangladesh of the opportunity to press for two, an open door their adversaries for a semi-last spot may get later in the competition. Bangladesh's next match, against West Indies in Taunton on Monday, has in this manner taken on included essentialness. The two groups will most likely be contending with one another for capability to the thump out stages and annihilation for it is possible that one in Somerset would make their assignment that a lot harder. "I realize that Sri Lanka would have contended in all respects energetically and are no suckers by any stretch of the imagination," said Steve Rhodes, Bangladesh's head mentor. "Yet, we do consider it to be one point lost, and that is disillusioning however what can be done? Literally nothing. Presently everything we can do is win our recreations coming up, each one in turn, which is the following game West Indies. Attempt and win that, and after that success the following one after that. That is everything we can do." Although the most recent week has not turned out how Bangladesh would have trusted, the wheels are still solidly on the transport. Out of the three matches they have played, the annihilation to England was their solitary frustrating presentation however Eoin Morgan's men were in decided state of mind after their misfortune to Pakistan a couple of days sooner. Most groups would have battled against England in that structure. A limited misfortune, however nice battling execution, against New Zealand at The Oval in their second game could so effectively have been a triumph. Bangladesh will feel certain about confronting West Indies as well. They beat them multiple times in the tri-arrangement in Ireland before the World Cup, despite the fact that the men from the Caribbean did not have their IPL players for that competition, and Bangladesh played the short ball very well against South Africa which should stand them in great stead for the blast that Oshane Thomas and Andre Russell are probably going to dole out in Taunton. "I'm exceptionally, extremely content with the manner in which we play the white ball, especially, when it's short," said Rhodes. "I think you've seen a portion of our diversions, specifically against South Africa, that didn't stress us. We've played against the West Indies bowlers as of late out in Ireland. Oshane Thomas, also, when we played against him in Bangladesh just before Christmas. So we are very much aware of what they have and we comprehend what's coming and we are very brave to attempt and manage that." In one regard, the washout against Sri Lanka can be viewed as a positive for Bangladesh. They have various players who are overseeing niggles and the absence of activity enables them to further rest and recoup wounded bodies. Shakib Al Hasan, a centurion against England, and Bangladesh's best player so far in the competition ought to be fit to confront West Indies subsequent to enduring quad damage while batting against England. Rhodes said he was, "exceptionally hopeful" that the all-rounder will be fit for Taunton. In each of the three recreations where there has been play, Shakib has shaped a three-pronged finger-turn assault for Bangladesh with Mehidy Hasan and Mosaddek Hossain. The trio have taken ten wickets between them however the absence of a bleeding edge was uncovered against England when Bangladesh were unfit to make leaps forward to stem the tide of runs. They took only three wickets in the primary 45.1 overs they bowled by which time England were at that point well while in transit to a tremendous aggregate. It featured the absence of a wrist-spinner ready to turn the ball the two different ways or a bowler with outrageous pace, the kind of alternatives which enable chiefs to be forceful and chase wickets in the center overs. Taskin Ahmed may once have been viewed as a pace alternative yet despite the fact that he was incorporated into the squad for the tri-arrangement in Ireland, he has not played an ODI since 2017 through poor structure and damage. Bangladesh have not picked a cutting edge wrist-spinner in the previous two years in ODI cricket. It's anything but another issue for them. Their alternatives in these orders are constrained so they use what they have: vigilant finger spinners and quick medium bowlers with great change-ups. "In the event that we had an awesome wrist spinner in Bangladesh; I'm almost certain he would be here," said Rhodes. "In any case, we don't pick individuals only for it. "I'd especially preferably go into diversions with top-quality bowlers over someone who is inadequate however a wrist spinner. A portion of the groups have not generally been playing a wrist spinner. New Zealand is a genuine case of that. So you play your best 11. We are sure about their capacities and what they can do." Despite the disappointments of the most recent nine days, Rhodes still sounds bullish. The South African outcome might be some time prior now however it was as yet a presentation from which Bangladesh can draw certainty. As to was the manner in which they played against New Zealand. "We're satisfied with the manner in which we play the white ball," Rhodes said. "We realize we are very brave players ourselves, so we won't stress a lot over who we're playing against. We'll be confident that they are going to stress over a portion of our players."