Mushfiqur doesn't know what the problems are
Mushfiqur doesn't know what the problems are
What Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim said after his side's seven-wicket defeat to Australia yesterday in their last game of the ICC World Twenty20 was nothing new from the little man regarding his team's dismal show in the tournament. But what Australia opener Aaron Finch had to say about debutant paceman Taskin Ahmed was something that could encourage the Tigers.
"He [Taskin] took us by surprise a little bit as he was quite fast and bowled accurately and skidded on the wicket little faster than expected. No doubt he surprised us a bit when he was introduced after six overs of spin consistently and to get back into 140 kilometres is a bit of a challenge, he was very impressive in the game tonight but I think the spin was much harder to hit," said Finch in his post-match reaction where he expressed sheer disappointment over his side's performance in the tournament.
Mushfiqur however did not have time to focus on the performance from a young pace bowler, he rather said that they needed to find out the problems behind their failure in the tournament. The wicketkeeper-batsman admitted that the momentum was lost after the match against Hong Kong in their last first round game.
"In the first round we started well apart from the Hong Kong game. Unfortunately the momentum was lost when we lost against Hong Kong. It was a real shock for us. There were a few guys [Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Al-Amin Hossain] who played well, but I think in a tournament like this when you want to beat some of the big boys, you have to have at least four or five guys playing well and play as a team. That did not happen to us and we have to come back after a couple of days' rest and sit and look at that and find out the problems, otherwise in the future we will have big trouble. We have a tour of the West Indies coming up and in November Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will come here," said Mushfiqur.
Asked where did the problems lie, Mushfiqur responded: "If we could identify the problems then we would have played better. We ourselves cannot understand where the problems lie."
Tamim Iqbal's performance was most frustrating but the Bangladesh skipper was not ready to go with the notion that the left-hander became a burden for the team and the vice-captaincy issue played any role behind his poor showing.
"I don't think it is time yet to take him as a burden. He is a very important player for us. I think we have many good players, but I don't think we have another Tamim. We have to try and see that he can regroup and return to his old form and play consistently."