“I want our players to be challenged”

Sports Desk

Bangladesh T20 captain Liton Das wants his team to face a lot of challenges against the West Indies in the three-match T20I series to be held in Chittagong. The reason is logical, he hopes it will help him prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India starting in February next year.

Bangladesh have only two T20 series on the schedule before the T20 World Cup – one against the Caribbean, which will start at the Bir Shrestha Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday, and the next against Ireland at home next month.

Liton, who missed the last two matches of the Asia Cup and the Afghanistan series due to injury, has returned to the team. He said that he wants his players to be under pressure in these two series.

“To be honest, I want our players to be challenged in these two series,” he said at the pre-match press conference on Monday. Whether it’s batting or bowling, whatever. “I want the bowlers to bowl under pressure. It will help us in the upcoming World Cup,” he added.

Wicketkeeper-batter Liton has also expressed interest in returning to competitive cricket after recovering from the injury. “As a player, it’s very difficult to miss a game. Not only the Asia Cup, I also watched the Afghanistan series at home. I felt very bad because I was in good form, I was performing and I was leading the team. It was painful to watch the team play at home. ”

“At the same time, we have to accept that not everything is in our hands. Injuries can happen at any time, it’s part of the sport. ”

Meanwhile, the board is looking for a new leadership after Nazmul Hossain Shanto stepped down as Test captain. Liton is a possible candidate as he has led the Test side in the past on an interim basis and is currently the captain of the T20 team. However, he said that no one has told him about the Test captain yet, “I don’t know anything yet. If they think I’m worthy, of course they’ll speak up. Let’s see what happens in the end. Being the captain of a Test team is a big thing for a cricketer. I don’t think anyone will refuse to take that responsibility. So far, no one has contacted me about it. ”