Bangladesh eye to play their ‘brand of cricket’, leaving Dharamsala concerns behind
Shakib al Hasan during practice
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Bangladesh spin bowling coach Rangana Herath emphasized the importance of playing their own brand of cricket in order to deal with England's aggressive style.
The Tigers kicked off the competition with a six-wicket triumph over Afghanistan, leaving the off-field concerns behind.
The sluggish and low Dharamsala pitch also aided Bangladesh spinners, giving them another chance to disturb defending champions England.
However, as England's batting style has demonstrated, the mindset and approach will also be critical, according to Herath.
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"Very important is playing our brand of cricket. So, with that approach and with the body language. So, we need to play that same mindset with that same approach. So, if we can play that brand of our cricket, so there's a chance of winning as well as succeeding," Herath said at Dharamsala.
Bangladesh believed in their potential even as the Afghan batters were on the attack at the start of the game.
"When it comes to planning, obviously, you have to play your best with your skill and strength. So, in that case, having an extra fielder inside, having some different kind of a field setting. So those are that we are thinking of actually."
Former Sri Lankan spinner also said one of the main reasons of the success of Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz was their ability to read pitch well against Afghanistan.
The duo shared six wickets between them to spark Afghanistan collapse after they got off to a blazing start. The spin coach wanted the same approach from those two bowlers against England.
"I think I would like to highlight as you said that the spinners did well, so in that case apart from their skills I think they read the pitch very well. So, after that, they bowl well according to those situations. In that case, I'm sure these two spinners will bowl, they will assess the condition first, and they will bowl according to the pitch actually," he added.
