Tamim not satisfied with preparation ahead of ODI series
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The spotlight shifts to Tamim Iqbal, the ODI captain after Shakib Al Hasan's Test side and Mahmudullah Riyad’s T20I side outplayed by the West Indies.
Bangladesh was whitewashed in the two-match Test series, while the T20 side ended up losing the three-match series 2-0 with the first T20I getting washed out due to inclement weather.
The team is preparing to face the Caribbean in a three-match series, with the first ODI set to begin tomorrow at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The game will start at 7:30 p.m. [BST].
On Friday, rain interrupted Bangladesh's practice session in Guyana. After enjoying Eid with their teammates today, the Tigers will have their final practice session before the first ODI on Sunday.
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When Tamim spoke to the media on Friday, Tamim expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of practice.
"You see, there is no reason to be satisfied with the practice that we had before the ODI series," Tamim said to the media on Friday.
"It has been around 7-8 or around nine days that I haven't been able to bat. There was a chance today [for practice] but we could not have a session for long. We had to stop after I faced just two deliveries [due to the rain]. We can not predict the rain. All the practice sessions were scheduled but those did not happen accordingly due to the weather. We have to be mentally prepared," Tamim added.
Bangladesh will seek to turn things around in their most favorite format of the game after a spate of losses in other formats. Tamim remained optimistic about the ODIs, but admitted that they would have to play better cricket.
"It's really tough when you do not win matches in a series. But we have to keep in mind that we are a better team in ODIs and that we have been doing good in this format for a while. But no matter how well we have been playing, we would still need to do things right on the day. We weren't able to do anything noteworthy in Tests or T20Is. But hopefully, a better result will come on July 10 [the day scheduled for the first ODI]," Tamim added.
With Shakib skipping the Windies ODIs, Mushfiqur Rahim missing the entire series owing to the Hajj pilgrimage, and Yasir Ali pushed out of the tour due to injury, the Tigers' lineup appears to be lacking bats.
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