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India [314/9] defeat Bangladesh [286] by 28 runs to end Bdesh hopes of qualifying for semi-finals

amirm said:
Commentator just said Bangladesh have been knocked out?
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Yes even if they beat Pak they will be at 9 points. Aus, Ind, NZ and Eng all have 10 or more points with a game in hand.
 
Unlucky Bangla...

Mightily impressive in a chase again and they didnt even truly get going following a number of starts amd soft dismissals.
 
Bangladesh are clearly a better team than Pakistan, especially on the evidence of today. Id put money on them were i a betting man whether or not that match on the 5th is consequential.
 
[MENTION=43583]KingKhanWC[/MENTION] running to buy a Bumrah poster to put up in his room. Or maybe he already has one :rabada2
 
Sunzi said:
Unlucky Bangla...

Mightily impressive in a chase again and they didnt even truly get going following a number of starts amd soft dismissals.
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True.

A bit of application from the set batters and the reasult might have been different.
 
3 Cheers to Bangladesh.....what an awesome fight.....what terrific spirits.....BD deserve to be in the top 4....the way they've played inthis WC...they are going up.....also enjoyed their spectators....what passion.....well done Bangla tigers...from an indian fan....:salute
 
bluevision said:
Good fightback by BD. Gave our think tank to ponder about many things-
Lower middle order, Shami's death bowling etc.

We had 2 close matches where any other top team could have taken full advantage of the situation, one poor display against England
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We need a good game against sl to get form and momentum back. Right now we don't look like we will.beat either australia or england in a semi when it will count. Nzl maybe. I don't know if we are purposely playing in 2nd or 3rd gear after we have been relatively assured of qualifying.
 
BuffaloSoldier said:
Literally everyone tries in their chase. Bangladeshi tailenders showing more heart and guts than Indian middle order batsman.

Shows how pathetic Sunday was and IMO proves they literally did not want to win. Anyone that suggests anything else is delusional.
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And India is in the SF and BD isn't and they lost by 30 runs too
 
Mainul said:
Jealousy has burnt you to ashes I see . Please try to appreciate the good
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That was when bd had 15 overs left. So no need to get so sentimental

I didn't expect them to lose by only 20 runs.

Well done for fighting.
 
rollingstoned said:
Bangladesh are clearly a better team than Pakistan, especially on the evidence of today. Id put money on them were i a betting man whether or not that match on the 5th is consequential.
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I'm not sure how you can say that (based on performance in the WC or even performances prior to that) but you're entitled to your opinion. I guess we'll find out when we play each other in a few days time.
 
Sunzi said:
Unlucky Bangla...

Mightily impressive in a chase again and they didnt even truly get going following a number of starts amd soft dismissals.
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true....but some small contributions like awesome batting and tigerish fielding and good restrictive penetrative bowling by our guys helped...i guess...some credit due there...i suppose....:)
 
Now everybody knows how crucial Dhoni's innings was. He made sure there is a minimum guarantee score to defend.
 
Shafi said:
Semi final line up most likely:::
Australia India England NZ

BD is going home today, tomorrow England will qualify and BD vs Pak will be dead rubber.
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Hope SA does India a huge favor and beats Australia... they do have Australia's number in the bilaterals :)
 
zulfiqar said:
I'm not sure how you can say that (based on performance in the WC or even performances prior to that) but you're entitled to your opinion. I guess we'll find out when we play each other in a few days time.
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Yes because that game alone will conclusively prove who is better. Apart from delusional pakistani fans no one rates pakistan as a superior team than their former compatriots. Maybe half a decade ago but not now.
 
brilliant brilliant from Bangladesh .....showing so called 'super star studded' teams w.r.t how it is done when it comes to chasing.It seems they have a perfect template when it comes to chasing. They never allows run rate to dip below a gettable level. This they do with the relatively inferior over all talented batsmen
makes it even more superb. Every so called big boys can learn from them. My hats off to them.... I am sure you have won many hearts.
 
My immense respect to Bangladesh cricket. You guys are truly #2 in Asia. Only matter of time before you win a trophy. What a long way you guys have come!
 
Ronaldo7 said:
That was when bd had 15 overs left. So no need to get so sentimental

I didn't expect them to lose by only 20 runs.

Well done for fighting.
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[MENTION=136446]Mainul[/MENTION]
Coz fighting is all you can do... :)))
Can't even win matches against top teams.
And when I call you minnows for not winning , I get told that I'm a troll. :)))
 
satheesh said:
brilliant brilliant from Bangladesh .....showing so called 'super star studded' teams w.r.t how it is done when it comes to chasing.It seems they have a perfect template when it comes to chasing. They never allows run rate to dip below a gettable level. This they do with the relatively inferior over all talented batsmen
makes it even more superb. Every so called big boys can learn from them. My hats off to them.... I am sure you have won many hearts.
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Showing how it is done? They lost by 30
 
Ronaldo7 said:
[MENTION=136446]Mainul[/MENTION]
Coz fighting is all you can do... :)))
Can't even win matches against top teams.
And when I call you minnows for not winning , I get told that I'm a troll. :)))
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So are you ppl winning against Desh then ? :inti
 
Bangladesh has really disappointed. It was theirs to lose and they have lost. Their ugly easy dismissals were shameful to watch. Their top and middle order giving wickets to a 5th bowling option like Pandya. The batting order gave easy catches on the lap of mid wicket. Could'nt play the slow bowl and off cutter such basic issues in technique.

They would've easily made the target if one of them went all the way and scored a 100.

Sabbir also played crap he never went after Pandya and Bhuvaneshwar. Shaifuddin played nicely he showed the rest they only needed to play 50 overs.

Fielding was sloppy as well. Giving chance to Rohit Sharma when he was 9 pathetic fielding to say the least.

Anyways Bangladesh have now crashed out of the World Cup.
 
Neverthless, well played BD. Pandya's wicket was crucial. And also thanks for showing how terrible Shami is during death overs. Good luck against Pak and may the best team win
 
That was an awesome performance by Bangladeshi team.

they'll definitely going to be a win lots of matches in future. Well played Bangladesh ... :)
 
zee-za-man said:
Bangladesh has really disappointed. It was theirs to lose and they have lost. Their ugly easy dismissals were shameful to watch. Their top and middle order giving wickets to a 5th bowling option like Pandya. The batting order gave easy catches on the lap of mid wicket. Could'nt play the slow bowl and off cutter such basic issues in technique.

They would've easily made the target if one of them went all the way and scored a 100.

Sabbir also played crap he never went after Pandya and Bhuvaneshwar. Shaifuddin played nicely he showed the rest they only needed to play 50 overs.

Fielding was sloppy as well. Giving chance to Rohit Sharma when he was 9 pathetic fielding to say the least.

Anyways Bangladesh have now crashed out of the World Cup.
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He never went after them because they never gave him that opportunity to take advantage. They bowled brilliantly and planned those soft dismissals. There's something called giving credit to bowlers too. Hope you don't have that in your dictionary.
 
RainStopsPlay said:
He never went after them because they never gave him that opportunity to take advantage. They bowled brilliantly and planned those soft dismissals. There's something called giving credit to bowlers too. Hope you don't have that in your dictionary.
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Rofl Shaif and Rubel hit the same to the boundary. Bangladeshi putted slower length bowls in the air for comfortable catches. Credit only goes to them for such stupid shots.
 
BD is improving with every match, no doubt. But when it comes to India it feels they put a more special display. I want to see something like this against say Pak or Eng. Now they are out, and understandably they wont put up the same fight vs Pak now. But I want to see similar perf against other teams wen it matters.
 
Bangladesh just need 1 world class bowler, have someone like Starc or Amir in place of mashrafe or rubel then they would win much more games.
 
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Itachi said:
I am surprised that people feel Pakistan should panic against Bangladesh.
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CONGRATULATIONS ITACHI BHAI!
You were right after 20 overs predicting an indian win and i was wrong!
But thebangla bros pushed you guys all the way!

To all my bangladesh brothers and sisters, l know you woll be hurting, as you can no longer qualify for the semis, but if i can say this, in my humble opinion you guys have been the team of the tournament!
Some may laugh at my statement, but i can justify it by saying you are the most improvedteam in the wc! You also have the best alrounder in the world! You all should be very proud of your team!
Make sure you give them a heros welcome when they arrive back home!

Itachi bhai, where have you been hiding this kid pant? The new suresh raina. Hes the only newbie that looks world class!
So indian domination may still continue for a while!
Nice to see dhoni scoring at over 100 strike rate!!!

Lastly, my bangla bros, you team has been brilliant, played 8 games in 5 weeks, perhaps its tme to give some players a rest like shakib, mushfiqur, tamin and the fizz! Give your bench players a game in the wc before you guys go home!
Bangladesh cricket team - thank you for lighting up this world cup and
 
captain caveman said:
congratulations itachi bhai!
You were right after 20 overs predicting an indian win and i was wrong!
But thebangla bros pushed you guys all the way!

To all my bangladesh brothers and sisters, l know you woll be hurting, as you can no longer qualify for the semis, but if i can say this, in my humble opinion you guys have been the team of the tournament!
Some may laugh at my statement, but i can justify it by saying you are the most improvedteam in the wc! You also have the best alrounder in the world! You all should be very proud of your team!
Make sure you give them a heros welcome when they arrive back home!

Itachi bhai, where have you been hiding this kid pant? The new suresh raina. Hes the only newbie that looks world class!
So indian domination may still continue for a while!
Nice to see dhoni scoring at over 100 strike rate!!!

Lastly, my bangla bros, you team has been brilliant, played 8 games in 5 weeks, perhaps its tme to give some players a rest like shakib, mushfiqur, tamin and the fizz! Give your bench players a game in the wc before you guys go home!
Bangladesh cricket team - thank you for lighting up this world cup and
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i salute you!
 
Ind qualified, but has left a bad taste in Indian fans' mouths...

1. KL Rahul is learning on the job. And thinks fielding is not for such royal people as himself. Rubbish player, rubbish team player. Just drop him. Forever.
2. Bowlers now want to bowl to Dhoni, keep him on strike. Thats how much bowler friendly he has become.
3. Shami seems to have been found out despite his 5 wkt hauls. Opposition knows they can hit him if they want to.
4. Cha-ku is underperforming. Agreed last few games were not spin friendly, but even after allowing for that, they have disappointed.

And Kohli is not giving the same confidence as wen the campaign started.
 
When Sachin Tendulkar retired after a memorable Test match farewell in Mumbai six years ago, he was asked which players might overtake some of his India records.

The man known as the Little Master thought for a while and came back with two names. Virat Kohli was one, Rohit Sharma the other.

This gives an indication of the esteem in which Sharma was held even then, and over the past month he has underlined the qualities that prompted Tendulkar to deliver the opinion he did.

Sharma’s 104 at Edgbaston helped India to secure the win they needed to guarantee a place in the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. At the same time, it confirmed the elimination of plucky Bangladesh.

On a personal level, Sharma’s innings also pulled him level with Kumar Sangakkara on four centuries for a tournament, equalling the achievement of the impish Sri Lankan in Australia and New Zealand in 2015.

Before his latest effort, Sharma had struck 122 not out against South Africa and 140 versus Pakistan, then taken 102 from the England attack on Sunday. In all four cases, he was dropped early but punished the opposition ruthlessly for their mistakes.

Since Shikhar Dhawan, his regular opening partner, was forced to return home injured, Sharma has simply forged another strong association with KL Rahul. Their stand of 180 against Bangladesh was the best for the first wicket of the tournament so far.

And his consistency means that one of Tendulkar’s records is, indeed, in sight.

Sharma is now the leading scorer in the competition with 544 runs in seven innings - two ahead of Shakib Al Hasan, whose dismissal to Hardik Pandya represented the beginning of the end for Bangladesh.

The highest aggregate in the previous 11 World Cups is 673 established by, yes, Tendulkar. That was in South Africa in 2003 when India reached the final with a stellar batting line-up also featuring Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh.

Figures support memories rather than create them, and Sharma has done more than please the statisticians in recent weeks. He has scored his runs with a mixture of force and style.

Two strokes in particular will not be forgotten by those lucky enough to bear first-hand witness at the grounds.

The first was at Old Trafford in India’s game against Pakistan, a flashing six levered over point off Hassan Ali that immediately drew comparisons with Tendulkar’s famous uppercut against Shoaib Akhtar in his lightning-fast prime at Centurion 16 years ago.

The second came here, at Edgbaston, off Mustafizur Rahman. Sharma appeared to do no more than push at a ball of full length, but the timing was so sweet that it disappeared off the very straightest bat, high over long off for six. Well might he have held the pose.

It was one of those moments that questioned the very principles of science. How could a ball travel so far with so little force seemingly applied? The answer can only lie in a combination of timing, muscle and technique.

Sharma is a strong man, stocky with forearms like hocks of ham. But he also has tungsten wrists that enable him to whip and work balls into gaps. Sometimes he plays as beautifully as VVS Laxman, sometimes as brutally as Kapil Dev.

We knew he was a good player even before the tournament. Of the eight ODI innings of 200 or more, Sharma has scored three, including the highest of all, 264 versus Sri Lanka in Calcutta five years ago.

But performances at the major events count most of all, and nothing in cricket matches a World Cup. He missed out when India lifted the trophy in 2011, omitted from the squad because of an untimely lull in form, but helped the side to the semi-finals in 2015.

Now, his side are through to the last four once again. Their support is loud, vibrant and plentiful, the one defeat, against England behind them.

And Sharma is in the form of his life.
 
Very impressive Bangla! Really good team. Has a few weak links but then which team doesn’t. BD will only improve from here.

Note to BD team: Please don’t get overwhelmed when 1.3 billion Indians support you in the next match: LOL
 
[MENTION=141093]big_gamer007[/MENTION]

Dhoni runs mattered at the end

Won by 28 runs :)
 
Can India make 2for1 offer to Bangladesh! Exchange Shakib for both Jadhav & Vijay Shankar; with Rayudu thrown in to sweeten the deal!
 
rhony said:
Showing how it is done? They lost by 30
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BAN won against Windies chasing a huge total. They fought till the end against AUS,IND . BAN batting line up strength is definitely inferior when compared to that of almost all higher ranked teams. Yet they have been by far the best chasing team in the tournament. Never at any moment of time did they panic in big chases thru out the chase.Even in the match against IND, when the last man got out , balls were left so that if wkts remained the coming batsmen had a chance.That is how you phase a chase.
 
satheesh said:
BAN won against Windies chasing a huge total. They fought till the end against AUS,IND . BAN batting line up strength is definitely inferior when compared to that of almost all higher ranked teams. Yet they have been by far the best chasing team in the tournament. Never at any moment of time did they panic in big chases thru out the chase.Even in the match against IND, when the last man got out , balls were left so that if wkts remained the coming batsmen had a chance.That is how you phase a chase.
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False notions. They had no intention to chase against AUS or Eng. They played smartly though to make sure their NRR isn't hit. Ind did exactly the same against Eng. You can claim stuff when they actually won those chases. They just won one against WI. India didn't have to chase more than 300 except for Eng game and you can't claim they are bad chasers because of one game.
 
Congratulations all Indian PPers, very well played. Wish you all the best for the rest of the tournament. I'll see you all in 2023. I am retiring :moyo
 
shah_1 said:
[MENTION=141093]big_gamer007[/MENTION]

Dhoni runs mattered at the end

Won by 28 runs :)
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Our expectations from our team is to win world cup. Against a better batting team we would have lost today's match. Also as a fan of dhoni from his India A tour days it pains me to see dhoni struggling. My first memory of dhoni is clobbering Zimbabwe A in Zimbabwe playing for India A. I was one school that time and I told all kids about a wicketkeeper who will finally solve India's wicket keeping crises.
 
Are you me in the parallel universe?? I just typed the exact same paragraph word by word.. this is some spooky stuff
 
big_gamer007 said:
Our expectations from our team is to win world cup. Against a better batting team we would have lost today's match. Also as a fan of dhoni from his India A tour days it pains me to see dhoni struggling. My first memory of dhoni is clobbering Zimbabwe A in Zimbabwe playing for India A. I was one school that time and I told all kids about a wicketkeeper who will finally solve India's wicket keeping crises.
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Are you me in the parallel universe?? I just typed the exact same paragraph word by word.. this is some spooky stuff
 
India was always going to win. It was not a matter of debate. This present BD team is not good enough to compete with top 3 (England, Australia, India).

I just hope that BD beats Pakistan so that they finish at #5. It will be an acceptable result.
 
2 July - Birmingham - India player Jasprit Bumrah post-match press conference

Q. Do you think the win looks a lot bigger than it actually is?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: We thought that the wicket will get slower as the inning progresses. We were just looking forward to that. So we thought that they'll come hard with the new ball, which they were trying. So our main focus was to get the ball over as soon as possible so the spinner that we had and our slower balls would come into play. So that was the plan.

Q. You seemed very angry after your ninth over. You were kicking the ground and all that. Why and what exactly was going through?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: No, it's not that. It's sometimes I'm very hard on myself. So I was frustrated whichever ball I wanted to bowl, I was not able to execute. It happens in the spur of the moment, and after that, I was fine.

Q. Obviously, a lot of hard work goes into what you do so well, but you have this ability to show up and bowl those kinds of balls at the end under pressure. Can you just talk a bit about what goes into that?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: A lot of preparation. So I always say that. So whenever I practice in the nets, I practice each and every situation, be it with the new ball, be it with the old ball, bowling at the death. So if I've ticked all of the boxes in the net, so in the match it's all about execution and keeping a clear head. So I like to do that. So all of that preparation helps me in the matches. If the work ethic is good, I think the execution feels much more easier in the game.

Q. Jasprit, congrats. How difficult or how easy is it for you guys to bowl at least four to five overs out of the last 10 overs with batsmen attacking you at the death overs. How important was it for you to play in the IPL, where you bowled four overs of total pressure? Can you relate that pressure of four overs to here? How did that help, and how do you train for that?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: I feel a little different. It's 20 overs. This is a one-day competition. Yeah, you like to play games. So you're playing high pressure games, so that helps as well. Keeping a clear head, focusing on all of that. Good practice was there in IPL as well. We played some tough matches. We played till the end. So a good match practice was given to us. So very happy with that, and the preparation before coming here was good as well.

Q. Jasprit, you've compared this game with England, particularly you started also well on batting and typically it slowed down after 30. We also thought they would reach 400, today we thought, but we stuck at 300. Is it like the brand of this wicket? Considering this as a yes, then how it helps to have the second game on the same wicket?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: See, as I told you, even in the England game, with the new ball it was relatively easier. The new ball wasn't doing a lot. So the batsmen were able to score runs. As the ball got older, the wicket also got slower. There was a lot of sunlight in the last game, so the wicket would obviously get slower and slower.

So that was the plan for us as well. We knew that, as the ball will get older, it would get difficult to hit. And you saw they used a lot of cutters. Even we learned from that, and we knew that as soon as the ball gets old. So I think that's the nature of the wickets, and that could be the nature of the wickets going forward. The summer is coming now, so the wickets could get drier. So it's good practice for us.

Q. Jasprit, you seem to be making a lot of decisions out there as well, talking to MS, Virat. Is that just coming on naturally? Or do you feel like you're the senior guy and people have encouraged you to do that?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: Not like that, but when I'm bowling, I like to make my own decisions. In that, I am also involved in the game, and I have a clear plan. If I have the confidence to execute something, so I tell that to the captain or to the senior players that I think this would work and this could work according to my bowling. So I try to do that. I always do my preparation. I always think about what I would want at the end, and seeing the wicket, it changes a little bit as well.

Q. Jasprit, in the last few years, the yorker has been less in fashion than it was before, especially because it could easily be a full thrust. What is it that gives you the confidence to bowl it in the beginning and the end, whenever?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: As I told you, everything is preparation. I do it again and again and again in the nets. So the more you do it, you get decent at it. You can't master it. You're still trying to get better at it, yeah. It's all about repetition. It's like any other ball. If you've bowled so many length balls, just like that. So you have to do it again and again and try to replicate in the game.

Q. Jasprit, can you talk about the challenge of bowling in these kinds of pitches? Like you said, going forward and the high pressure matches on slow pitches for fast bowlers like you, what do you have to mix? Is it the variety? Is it the pace? The different bowlers like Starc, you, Jofra -- - everybody bowls differently. What works exactly?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: For me -- I don't know what works for everyone. For me, I just try to keep things simple. Analyzing the wicket as soon as possible, reading the wickets. Sometimes you can run behind wickets, but you don't want to. Every time I focus on the team goal. So what does the team want me to do right now? I try to focus on all of that, keeping things simple, not to run behind the success. I want to focus on the process. I try to do that. I stay in the present and focus on the process, and eventually I tick all the boxes, and everything will be well sorted.

Q. Jasprit, two questions. One is what is the difference between Jasprit Bumrah who bowled for India in the Champions Trophy final two years ago? And number two, who has handled your yorkers most successfully?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: I think I'm still the same person, maybe two years older or three years older, I don't remember, but yeah. I always want to keep learning. I want to keep evolving. That has always been my game. So it made a difference from that time, and maybe I'm playing Test matches right now. So, yeah, very happy. The progress has been good. And still learning.

Q. Who has handled your yorkers most successfully?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: I've not really given a thought. I just focus on the team goal whenever I'm bowling. I'm not thinking who's playing me well. I just focus on how I can contribute to the team.

Q. Jasprit, I just wondered what you made and the team made of the incident where you lost the review, and did that give you extra incentive as a team to go on and win the game?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: I don't think we -- I was at fine leg, so I didn't know what was the case of the review, but, yeah, we made a call, and it was decided. It's okay. It was a judgment call. Sometimes the bowler feels that it was close, so he went with his gut feeling. Unfortunately on the day, it was not out.

Q. Jasprit, sometimes it is really frustrating when the bowler at the other end is leaking runs and the onus on getting a wicket or stopping the runs falls on you?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: No, not at all because I know how difficult it is to bowl, especially at the end. So some days I could give runs. Some days some other bowler is giving runs. So you don't try to blame anyone. You just try to help each other, take everyone together, try and communicate, make things calm. Don't put extra pressure on the bowler because he's trying hard. Obviously, it looks easy, but it is not. So we try and help each and every one, take everyone together, and give confidence.

Q. Jasprit, now that India have qualified for the semifinals, would you consider taking some much needed rest for the game against Sri Lanka, or still playing -- still helping the group is your top priority?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: This is my first World Cup, so I want to play as many games as possible. I don't think I've become an experienced player that I could say I don't want to play some games. Yeah, I always look forward to playing, and the more number of matches you play, you enjoy more.
 
2 July - Birmingham - Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes post-match press conference

Q. Coach, it wasn't to be. Quite a marginal sort of thing with the ball and bat. Where do you think Bangladesh came up short?
STEVE RHODES: First of all, there's a lot of disappointed cricketers in the changing room and coaches. In fact, all the members of staff as well. We're desperate to do well in this competition and try and take it further. Ultimately, today wasn't to be. We played against a good team, a side that are, I think, currently ranked Number 1 in the world.

We pushed through, but I think we made some early mistakes, and I think you need to get out of the blocks really well against a team like India, and we were playing catch-up for a lot of that match. We were playing catch-up. We gave them a bit of a shock, but ultimately it was too hard work at the end.

Q. Coach, you know, restraining India to 314 considering the way they were going at some point in the middle overs, you think you did very well to restrain somebody like an MS Dhoni, who's a very, very accomplished finisher?
STEVE RHODES: Yeah, I thought we did fantastically well after that opening blitz by Rohit. We were very, very happy at the halfway stage only to be chasing that score. You know, it could well have been 370, 380, even 400 at one stage. So we were delighted that we showed a lot of spirit and a lot of fight to come back, but ultimately it was that real start that, if we'd have just started a little bit better -- to beat India, you've got to play at your best, and we weren't there in that first hour.

But it was pleasing to see some fight. I think it's a reflection of the team. We've only picked up the three victories, but we've pushed a lot of these big teams throughout the competition, and with a little bit of luck, we may well have been one of these top four.

Q. Coach, can you tell us a bit about Saifuddin? Especially when he came up to bat, he had very impressive innings. In future, do you see him moving up the order and becoming a front line all-rounder?
STEVE RHODES: I think we've got to be very careful because this is what tends to happen. People get runs down the order, and everybody starts talking about them going up the order. Actually, in the modern game, you need guys that are coming in at Number 8, 9, 10, and even 11, who can win games for you with the bat. So you start putting them too high, and you start having a problem in your Number 8, 9, 10, 11 position.

So the answer to your question is he played really well at Number 8. I think he's a terrific number 8. He's Bangladesh's Number 8. If he goes in at Number 8, we're in a good position. We also need numbers 9, 10, and 11 to score runs as well.

Ultimately, it's a team game. We've got batters to score runs. We've got all-rounders to score runs. And I think the best teams can manage to do that.

Q. Coach, for the major part of the run chase, Bangladesh were in the game despite wickets falling at regular intervals. Do you think the softest missiles in the end made the difference?
STEVE RHODES: Yeah, I think, in the defence of some of the batsmen, the toss was crucial. You saw there, as you saw in the England match, that the cutters and the slower balls were quite difficult. When you get out to a slower ball and you chip it up into the ring, it looks a really soft dismissal, but sometimes you've got to give credit for the bowlers for deceiving the batsman and also sometimes the wicket. The wicket obviously proved to be a little bit more difficult in the second innings.

I think the toss was probably worth 20 or 30 runs, and maybe 29 runs would have been an even game.

Q. Coach, I want to ask something which was not from this match. There was a lot of talk about the format, the new format that we are having this time. Earlier we saw in the previous editions a lot of one-sided matches, meaningless matches. This time with just a handful of games remaining, the last four are still not identified. Do you think this format is more entertaining for the fans and for the players?
STEVE RHODES: Well, I think there's been some great games of cricket in this competition, and I've really enjoyed this format. I actually thought, when I looked at the format before we got here, I thought there would be a few dead rubbers that would mean some -- I wouldn't say boring cricket, but less exciting games, as there has been towards the end. It seems as though the top teams who may be qualifying played maybe some easier games earlier in the competition, almost like it was seeded. I'm sure that wasn't the case.

But, no, I think it's been a very good format. I think it gives everybody a chance to beat each other. You play each other just the once. So I've really enjoyed the format. I wish luck to the guys who were in that semifinal. I wish it was us, but I'm very proud of the way we've played against a lot of the big teams, and I think that maybe we'll be the people's team for the amount of fight that we've shown against some of these big teams. So I am very proud.

Q. Coach, after, post-World Cup, a fresh start needs to be made. The captain has said he would love to continue for a bit more time. So do you think that lessens the chance of including at least one impact bowler in the side, preferably a young bowler, looking at the future? How do you look at it?
STEVE RHODES: First, this situation with the board and all this talk that's been going on for the last two weeks or so, that really is questions for the board and questions for Mash to answer. I can't really answer that.

We've also got to have a bowler good enough, capable enough to actually replace Mash. Everybody forgets that. We haven't got too many of the taller, quicker bowlers, which is what we're trying to get into test matches. As soon as we find them and as soon as they're starting to do well, I'm sure that we'll be wanting to get them in the team.

But as far as the first question, really, it's a very difficult question for me to answer, and I don't really want to get involved in that, if that's okay.

Q. Coach, how do you rate Tamim Iqbal's performance in this World Cup? Do you think he was a little bit unlucky on many occasions?
STEVE RHODES: Well, I would say wholehearted has been his performances. He would have loved to have scored more runs because he's got a lot of pride in the amount of runs he scored, but he's been very wholehearted and tried his very, very best. Sometimes it's not to be. You know, he played some great shots today. I thought today was going to be the day, but sadly, it wasn't to be.

And that's cricket. Sometimes the harder you try, the worse it gets. Certainly, as far as his efforts for Bangladesh are concerned, in trying to contribute, trying to get some match-winning innings, then sadly it hasn't happened, but he's tried his very, very best, and I'm sure on another World Cup, because he's young enough to be there in four years time, maybe India's World Cup, that time around.

Q. Coach, taking ahead the Mashrafe question, I'd like to ask, it's often said the captain leads from the front, but today right through the tournament, as well as today, we saw that, after bowling the first over, he had to actually pull himself back. Does it really get a little disappointing when the captain isn't performing at the level that he has in the past?
STEVE RHODES: Well, I'm sure Mash would be a little disappointed with that first over, but I actually thought it was a very brave decision to do to check himself off. Sometimes as a captain, when somebody has a bad over, it's still a brave decision to take them off. To take yourself off is even braver, I felt, especially as the first over of the game.

But he did come back, and he did come back better. So he did show that he was clawing his way back. Mash is a very proud person, and I'm sure Mash will look at his performances so far and wish they were a little bit better, but having said that -- and it's important that you do quote this second part as well -- is that he's tried his hardest all the way through. The one thing about Mash is that he tries every single ball. He doesn't know any other way.

He's had seven knee operations, and he's had a fantastic, wonderful career of over 200 ODIs, and he has not stopped trying throughout all of those ODIs, I know that.

Q. Rohit Sharma has made a bit of a habit of punishing sides when they drop him early. When that happened, when Tamim dropped him, did you fear it might be as costly as it ended up being?
STEVE RHODES: I've watched a lot of cricket over the years and played a lot of cricket, and you know that any drop can be costly. I didn't know how costly it would be. I was hoping he'd hit another one up in the air a little bit sooner, but I know exactly what you're angling towards. Rohit Sharma, what a wonderful batsman he is in world cricket. You give guys like him a chance or Kohli a chance, and you may well pay the price.

Again, the person who dropped it was Tamim, and he's got one of our -- he's developed into one of our safer pair of hands in the outfield, so it was a little bit of a surprise, but he's human, and we're all human. I've dropped lots of catches in my life. I think everybody who's played the game has dropped catches, but sometimes they can be very, very costly, and that one proved to be.

Q. Coach, Tamim Iqbal got in three times (batting in eight innings) in this tournament. Do you think his problem was more of a technical or is it just his mental adjustment?
STEVE RHODES: I don't think it was necessarily a technical matter. This slowish type of wicket, especially with coaches being bold, sometimes when you're angling the ball a little bit with a 45 degree bat, it can be a little bit dangerous. Mosaddek did one as well when he got out, but I think on other day -- I can't remember who they played, but Rohit Sharma had one for his missed leg stump in his first ball he faced, and he went on to get 100. Sometimes you have a bit of a look, it misses the stumps, and sometimes it doesn't.

We shouldn't really start castigating or have a go at Tamim. He's a wonderful player. He played some great shots today, and if you know anything about batting, it takes one ball to get you out, and it might take one half mistake and you're a goner. It's a tough job for a batsman. The bowler does get a few more chances in the over to come back, and the batsman doesn't.

Q. Coach, the bowling, in every game almost, went for about 300. You ended up chasing big scores every time. Do you think that's a huge area of concern going forward for Bangladesh cricket? That you need to develop discovered bowlers who are able to restrict sides or bowl them out?
STEVE RHODES: I think you're right about the scores, but our makeup of the team tends to be about keeping control if we can and trying to frustrate the opposition into getting those wickets. Other teams have got different types of bowlers. They can be quite aggressive bowlers. You've seen the likes of Ferguson bowling, good heat and good speed. You've seen Archer bowling with good speed. You've seen the wrist spinners who really do attack as well and take wickets.

Though we have variety, we're a little more of a controlling bowling group, and our way to take wickets is to control, which is why really that first 10, 12 overs was a bit disappointing because the way we will get wickets in the power play is stopping the opposition scoring and then going for it. So it was a little bit disappointing to be a little bit sloppy in that first sort of hour.

Q. Coach, considering that you chased 323 in 41 overs very successfully against an aggressive West Indian bowling, what did you make of the 315 chase? What stage did you feel -- how optimistic were you at the beginning of the innings, and what time did you feel it's up? It's beyond your --
STEVE RHODES: Going back to Taunton, it was an absolute belter of a wicket and a very fast outfield. Once the two guys got in, Liton Das and Shakib, then it was very difficult controlling them. This was a little bit different. Without being rude to the West Indies, there's more variety from India, and the way they bowl their cutters and slower balls and yorkers was excellent today, so the task was far more difficult.

So I'm still very proud of the way we fought all the way to the end, but it was an easier task simply because the wicket, the conditions at Taunton were far different to here, and certainly easier for batting if the batsmen got in.

Q. And today at what stage did you give up?
STEVE RHODES: Look, I never give up. I don't think anybody should ever give up in a competitive sport or in any sport. No, I think that losing some of the top order, if they'd have gone on and just made a few more runs here and there, I felt that we could have got there with the likes of Sabbir and Saifuddin down the order and Mash with a few runs, but we were probably just a little too far out.

And you've got the quality of someone like Bumrah coming in and bowling how he can towards guys who are maybe lesser batsmen, and maybe that's the only reason possibly, when it seemed you looked at Sabbir getting out, and I thought, are we going to be able to do it now?

But Saifuddin put up a really good show for us, and he fought hard all the way to the end.

Q. Coach, next up is Pakistan. Pakistan were hoping for a favor from India that they would beat England to reach the semifinals, to help them reach the semifinals. Now Pakistan did have a chance to reach the semifinals if they win the game against Bangladesh, and they again would be looking for favors, but, of course, matches can be like that.
STEVE RHODES: The Pakistan game on Friday, I'm really looking forward to that game. I think we beat them in the Asia Cup, and they'll want to change that. We showed in some of the games we played this year, that we're going to be a difficult side for Pakistan to beat. We know we'll have to play well again because they've run into a little bit of form in the back ends of the tournament.

But we're confident. We don't want to leave these shores with a defeat against Pakistan. We want to leave these shores with a victory against Pakistan. So as far as we'll go about it, hopefully very professional, and we'll fight really, really hard. We'll be desperate to get points against Pakistan.

Q. Coach, talking about Sharma, Liton, Sabbir, and Mosaddek, there must have been some expectations for them. Two parts of the question. How well have they done in your eyes? As a coach to young batsmen, how much have you contributed to whatever they have done in the last sort of 18 months, 12 months?
STEVE RHODES: Yeah, I think we also must add Mustafizur into that. He had five wickets today as well. And mow Mehedi hasn't played today, but he's contributed in this World Cup. And also Mosaddek. You might have mentioned Mosaddek.

One of the things we are starting to see is some of these guys -- I call them medium sort of players. You've got guys who are very experienced and have been here a while, and you've got your medium and maybe the junior type players. These guys are now showing they can contribute regularly in international cricket. That's pleasing for me. I'm not going to take credit for that. I think the players themselves have worked really, really hard. All our coaches have worked hard with them.

One thing I will say is we've been trying to give these guys responsibility to improve. What we've been trying to do is let them make the decisions rather than tell them what to do all the time. That way they learn quicker, and I think that they feel as though they can be responsible now, and I think that that may well have helped in their development. I know for a long time in Bangladesh we've been wanting these guys to develop, and I think we're starting to see that now because we're giving them the opportunity to develop.
 
Bangladesh coach Rhodes pride in ‘people’s team’

Bangladesh’s roar has finally been silenced at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup but head coach Steve Rhodes insists they will be seen as the ‘people’s team’.

The Tigers went down to India by 28 runs at Edgbaston, a result which leaves them three points off fourth-placed England and mathematically out of the knockout picture heading into the final round of group matches.

It’s a case of ‘what if’ for Rhodes’s side, who have also pushed Australia, England and New Zealand close, only to ultimately narrowly lose each time.

“I’m very proud of the way we have played the big teams. Maybe we have become the people’s team because of the way we have played against them, so I’m very proud,” he said.

“There are a lot of disappointed players in the dressing room. In fact everyone, including the members of staff, are gutted. We were desperate to do well and take it further.

“We played a good team, the number one ranked ODI side in the world. We pushed them but just ran out of time. You need to get out of the block fast against India and we were playing catch-up.”

Batting first, India made a rapid start as Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul put on 180 for the first wicket, the highest opening stand in the tournament so far.

Rahul was dismissed for 77 but Sharma went on to make his fourth century of the World Cup – equalling Kumar Sangakkara’s record from 2015 – as India made 314/9.

Bangladesh struggled to build a partnership in reply, with Shakib Al Hasan, 66, the only player in the top seven to make a significant score.

But a healthy run-rate kept them in it, despite the regular loss of wickets, and a quick-fire 51 not out from Mohammad Saifuddin set up a thrilling finale – only for Jasprit Bumrah to take two wickets at the death and see India home.

“I thought we did fantastically well after that blitz by Rohit,” added Rhodes.

“We were very happy at half-way to be chasing that score. At one stage, we thought it could have been 370 or 380, or even 400.

“We showed spirit to come back but if we had just started better. To beat India, you need to be at your best all the time but we were not in the first hour of the match.

“We have only picked up three wins but we have pushed all of the big teams. With some luck, we could have beaten all the top four.”

Bangladesh may be free to book a flight home but they will still a play crucial role in who contests the semi-finals.

On Friday, they tackle Pakistan at Lord’s, a side who need to win to stand any chance of making the knockouts.

“I’m really looking forward to that game,” Rhodes added.

“We beat them in the Asia Cup and they will want revenge for that. We have shown we can play well against them, although they have come into form now. We want to leave with a win, not a defeat. We are desperate to win.”
 
MenInG said:
2 July - Birmingham - India player Jasprit Bumrah post-match press conference

Q. Do you think the win looks a lot bigger than it actually is?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: We thought that the wicket will get slower as the inning progresses. We were just looking forward to that. So we thought that they'll come hard with the new ball, which they were trying. So our main focus was to get the ball over as soon as possible so the spinner that we had and our slower balls would come into play. So that was the plan.

Q. You seemed very angry after your ninth over. You were kicking the ground and all that. Why and what exactly was going through?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: No, it's not that. It's sometimes I'm very hard on myself. So I was frustrated whichever ball I wanted to bowl, I was not able to execute. It happens in the spur of the moment, and after that, I was fine.

Q. Obviously, a lot of hard work goes into what you do so well, but you have this ability to show up and bowl those kinds of balls at the end under pressure. Can you just talk a bit about what goes into that?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: A lot of preparation. So I always say that. So whenever I practice in the nets, I practice each and every situation, be it with the new ball, be it with the old ball, bowling at the death. So if I've ticked all of the boxes in the net, so in the match it's all about execution and keeping a clear head. So I like to do that. So all of that preparation helps me in the matches. If the work ethic is good, I think the execution feels much more easier in the game.

Q. Jasprit, congrats. How difficult or how easy is it for you guys to bowl at least four to five overs out of the last 10 overs with batsmen attacking you at the death overs. How important was it for you to play in the IPL, where you bowled four overs of total pressure? Can you relate that pressure of four overs to here? How did that help, and how do you train for that?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: I feel a little different. It's 20 overs. This is a one-day competition. Yeah, you like to play games. So you're playing high pressure games, so that helps as well. Keeping a clear head, focusing on all of that. Good practice was there in IPL as well. We played some tough matches. We played till the end. So a good match practice was given to us. So very happy with that, and the preparation before coming here was good as well.

Q. Jasprit, you've compared this game with England, particularly you started also well on batting and typically it slowed down after 30. We also thought they would reach 400, today we thought, but we stuck at 300. Is it like the brand of this wicket? Considering this as a yes, then how it helps to have the second game on the same wicket?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: See, as I told you, even in the England game, with the new ball it was relatively easier. The new ball wasn't doing a lot. So the batsmen were able to score runs. As the ball got older, the wicket also got slower. There was a lot of sunlight in the last game, so the wicket would obviously get slower and slower.

So that was the plan for us as well. We knew that, as the ball will get older, it would get difficult to hit. And you saw they used a lot of cutters. Even we learned from that, and we knew that as soon as the ball gets old. So I think that's the nature of the wickets, and that could be the nature of the wickets going forward. The summer is coming now, so the wickets could get drier. So it's good practice for us.

Q. Jasprit, you seem to be making a lot of decisions out there as well, talking to MS, Virat. Is that just coming on naturally? Or do you feel like you're the senior guy and people have encouraged you to do that?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: Not like that, but when I'm bowling, I like to make my own decisions. In that, I am also involved in the game, and I have a clear plan. If I have the confidence to execute something, so I tell that to the captain or to the senior players that I think this would work and this could work according to my bowling. So I try to do that. I always do my preparation. I always think about what I would want at the end, and seeing the wicket, it changes a little bit as well.

Q. Jasprit, in the last few years, the yorker has been less in fashion than it was before, especially because it could easily be a full thrust. What is it that gives you the confidence to bowl it in the beginning and the end, whenever?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: As I told you, everything is preparation. I do it again and again and again in the nets. So the more you do it, you get decent at it. You can't master it. You're still trying to get better at it, yeah. It's all about repetition. It's like any other ball. If you've bowled so many length balls, just like that. So you have to do it again and again and try to replicate in the game.

Q. Jasprit, can you talk about the challenge of bowling in these kinds of pitches? Like you said, going forward and the high pressure matches on slow pitches for fast bowlers like you, what do you have to mix? Is it the variety? Is it the pace? The different bowlers like Starc, you, Jofra -- - everybody bowls differently. What works exactly?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: For me -- I don't know what works for everyone. For me, I just try to keep things simple. Analyzing the wicket as soon as possible, reading the wickets. Sometimes you can run behind wickets, but you don't want to. Every time I focus on the team goal. So what does the team want me to do right now? I try to focus on all of that, keeping things simple, not to run behind the success. I want to focus on the process. I try to do that. I stay in the present and focus on the process, and eventually I tick all the boxes, and everything will be well sorted.

Q. Jasprit, two questions. One is what is the difference between Jasprit Bumrah who bowled for India in the Champions Trophy final two years ago? And number two, who has handled your yorkers most successfully?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: I think I'm still the same person, maybe two years older or three years older, I don't remember, but yeah. I always want to keep learning. I want to keep evolving. That has always been my game. So it made a difference from that time, and maybe I'm playing Test matches right now. So, yeah, very happy. The progress has been good. And still learning.

Q. Who has handled your yorkers most successfully?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: I've not really given a thought. I just focus on the team goal whenever I'm bowling. I'm not thinking who's playing me well. I just focus on how I can contribute to the team.

Q. Jasprit, I just wondered what you made and the team made of the incident where you lost the review, and did that give you extra incentive as a team to go on and win the game?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: I don't think we -- I was at fine leg, so I didn't know what was the case of the review, but, yeah, we made a call, and it was decided. It's okay. It was a judgment call. Sometimes the bowler feels that it was close, so he went with his gut feeling. Unfortunately on the day, it was not out.

Q. Jasprit, sometimes it is really frustrating when the bowler at the other end is leaking runs and the onus on getting a wicket or stopping the runs falls on you?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: No, not at all because I know how difficult it is to bowl, especially at the end. So some days I could give runs. Some days some other bowler is giving runs. So you don't try to blame anyone. You just try to help each other, take everyone together, try and communicate, make things calm. Don't put extra pressure on the bowler because he's trying hard. Obviously, it looks easy, but it is not. So we try and help each and every one, take everyone together, and give confidence.

Q. Jasprit, now that India have qualified for the semifinals, would you consider taking some much needed rest for the game against Sri Lanka, or still playing -- still helping the group is your top priority?
JASPRIT BUMRAH: This is my first World Cup, so I want to play as many games as possible. I don't think I've become an experienced player that I could say I don't want to play some games. Yeah, I always look forward to playing, and the more number of matches you play, you enjoy more.
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Nice interview imho .. loving his thought process and how he is not going for wickets on these pitches early on.
 
Sunzi said:
Honestly. Bangladesh. Quality side.

2 fast bowlers and you're looking at a proper force IMO.

They've given a way so many soft wickets and they're still taking this deep. Could have been an easier chase otherwise, even more so if they had a couple of bowlers to help ensure theyre not chasing 30-40 more runs than necessary.
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hate comments like these. makes no sense. if india actually chose their best middle order batsmen from list A domestic leagues instead of 2 grandpa's then they would be invincible too.

if pakistan had an all rounder like stokes or even pandya plus a better middle order batsman like shaking in their team they would be invincible too.
 
The Indians are going to be hard to beat in this WC, not that they can’t be beaten .... but just Hard !!!
 
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