It is a matter of shame: Patwari
A dejected Bangladesh under-19 middle-order batsman, Shamim Patwari, yesterday said that their defeat in the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup against India was nothing but shameful.
The young Tigers came agonisingly close to clinching their first ever Asia Cup title but fell just five runs short in chase of a small 107-run target as the Indian side held their nerves in an interesting encounter at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.
As was the case for the senior side, it was India who crushed the young Tigers in the recently concluded tri-nation final as well in England.
“We cannot describe this defeat. We always lose the winning matches against India -- it is happening regularly now. This is a matter of shame,” Patwari told reporters at the BCB academy ground yesterday.
The youngster termed their repeated defeats against India as a physiological barrier.
“It might be a psychological barrier, maybe it works in our brain when we take on India in the final,” he said
Despite a brilliant performance from Bangladesh’s bowlers, who managed to bundle India out on a paltry 106-run total, it was the young Tigers’ poor batting which led to yet another defeat in a final.
“We thought we could do something special, finish the match well. But that did not happen in the end. We could not execute. Our bowlers bowled really well. We were good everywhere. Everything was good,” he added.
Patwari also opined that some of the umpire’s decisions did not go their way, indicating the two leg-before decisions that had ultimately ruined their chances.
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