world twenty20, icc world, t20 world cup, icc world cup, icc, world cup, world twenty20, wt20, sri lanka world t20, wt20, #wt20, #cricket, cricket, #iccworld, #icc, super eights, twenty20 super eights, world t20 super eights, icc super eights, live cricket, cricket live, world twenty20 live, world t20 live, cricket score, live cricket score
“From a personal point of view, I had a good day. But the disappointment was to see the game being given away.” -Photo by Reuters

PALLEKELE: All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan Thursday blasted his players for failing to do the basics during their first round exit from the World Twenty20.

Bangladesh crashed out of the tournament after their eight-wicket defeat against Pakistan in group D on Tuesday. They lost the first match to New Zealand by 59 runs.

Hasan hit his country's highest individual score in all Twenty20 internationals with 84 against Pakistan to guide them to a challenging 175-6 but their rivals comfortably chased the target for the loss of only two wickets.

Hasan, 25, said Bangladeshi players' fielding had not been up to scratch.

“I didn't like the way we lost,” Hasan told Bangla daily Prothom Alo.

“We should have been lively after scoring 175, saved around fifteen runs while fielding.

“I am talking about elementary things like standing 10 yards inside the boundary on the larger side of the ground. This is just a matter of common sense,” said Hasan, also a former captain.

Hasan described lack of abilities in fielders as annoying.

“These things annoy me because neither the captain nor I can tell this every ball. Then the fielder doesn't put in the dive as the ball nears the boundary line. The dive may not work but at least the action inspires others,” said Hasan.

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim had also lamented his team's lack of ability to supplement Hasan, who he described as “the best ever player produced by Bangladesh”.

Hasan said the lack of fight by Bangladesh increased his disappointment.

“I think I will expect these things all the time. If we had done everything properly and lost, I wouldn't have felt so bad. I would have thought, 'they are a better team on paper and on the field and as a result we lost'.

“The disappointment would have been two out of 10, now it is six.”

Hasan said his own success was overshadowed by team's failure.

“From a personal point of view, I had a good day. But the disappointment was to see the game being given away,” said Hasan.

Opinion

The Dar story continues

The Dar story continues

One wonders what the rationale was for the foreign minister — a highly demanding, full-time job — being assigned various other political responsibilities.

Editorial

Wheat protests
Updated 01 May, 2024

Wheat protests

The government should withdraw from the wheat trade gradually, replacing the existing market support mechanism with an effective new one over the next several years.
Polio drive
01 May, 2024

Polio drive

THE year’s fourth polio drive has kicked off across Pakistan, with the aim to immunise more than 24m children ...
Workers’ struggle
Updated 01 May, 2024

Workers’ struggle

Yet the struggle to secure a living wage — and decent working conditions — for the toiling masses must continue.
All this talk
Updated 30 Apr, 2024

All this talk

The other parties are equally legitimate stakeholders in the country’s political future, and it must give them due consideration.
Monetary policy
30 Apr, 2024

Monetary policy

ALIGNING its decision with the trend in developed economies, the State Bank has acted wisely by holding its key...
Meaningless appointment
30 Apr, 2024

Meaningless appointment

THE PML-N’s policy of ‘family first’ has once again triggered criticism. The party’s latest move in this...