Mithun asks batsmen to take responsibility
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Bangladesh batsman Mohammad Mithun urged the batsmen to play with more responsibilities in the second ODI against New Zealand as Bangladesh are going to face New Zealand in the second ODI in Christchurch on March 23.
This middle order batsman thinks that batsmen have to take responsibility for any wicket. Mithun blamed the condition for such poor performance in the last match. He claimed that Bangladesh team is not such a low-scoring team.
"Batsmen need to step up no matter how the wicket is. We didn't bat well in the previous match. Yes, the condition wasn't in our favour. We are a better team than that and will look to start afresh in Christchurch," he said.
However, Tigers were all out for 131 in the first ODI. The Kiwis surpassed that target with 28.4 overs in hand. Mithun thinks that in order to win, the team has to score 260-270 runs in the next match.
"We often see that the matches slip away from our hands in the first three overs. If we can check that, the wickets in New Zealand are high-scoring. So if we bat first, we must score at least 260-270. We have to give our bowlers something to bowl at," he said.
He also said that it is not possible to win if all the batsmen of the team do not perform well. New Zealand's [Christchurch] wickets have always been batting friendly. There are always big scores.
"The wicket here in Christchurch is less bouncy but the ball comes nicely on to the bat. It will be good for the batsmen. We hope that we can do better in Christchurch if we give our best," He ended.
