Click here! "If he is not ready to play, we won't risk it. If he is ready, there's a chance of him playing tomorrow (Thursday)," the coach said "First it is the medical staff who gives us their opinion. They give the green or red light.
They give us the indication where the player is. If they think it is not risky, the player is given the choice of playing the game or not. It comes to the captain and coach whether they want the player or not.
If he is wanted in one or both disciplines," he added. Hathurusingha said that World Cup contests are entirely different from any other matches and Bangladesh will have to produce their best cricket in order to get the better of India. "We had success in the recent past against India but it is a different ball game in the World Cup.
We are hoping to have a complete performance. India, the in-form team in the World Cup, has a not-so-good game, and (if) we play to our potential, it will serve us. We need to start well," he stated during interaction with media.
Hathurusingha acknowledged that Bangladesh will have to do a lot better with the bat than their recent performance in order to challenge India. "This wicket is probably the best batting wicket we have come across so far. Even the practice wickets were similar.
We had a really good net session yesterday," Hathurusingha said. "We haven't put up a complete performance with the ball and bat. We are expected to do a complete performance.
We know that we play as a team and perform to our capabilities, we have beaten big teams. We have done well in the past. I think we, fingers crossed, have one of those days," he said."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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