Who came to the team how long ago, and who came after how much; It doesn’t matter to Russell Domingo. There is no senior-junior to the coach of the Bangladesh team. He has Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah in his team, but they are no different. For the head coach of the Bangladesh team, a new coming cricketer of the team, Shakib, Mushfiq-Tamim are also the same. The ‘senior-junior’ divide in the team seems unnecessary to the Bangladesh coach.
The first ODI of the series at Centurion on Friday. Earlier in a press conference today, Bangladesh’s South African coach dismissed the issue of senior-junior sharing in the team, “I don’t have a senior-junior. The 11 players in the team are equal. Many people share senior-juniors within the team. In my opinion, this is a completely unnecessary thing. ’
Bangladesh have never won against the Proteas in South Africa. Despite touring South Africa three times (2002, 2008 and 2017) since 2002, the Bangladesh cricket team has almost nothing to remember or be proud of. Even Bangladesh’s worst memories of the ODI World Cup are in South Africa. In the 2003 World Cup, Bangladesh had to lose to teams like Canada and Kenya.
This time, however, Bangladesh will go down with a relief to play against them on South African soil. Before the start of this difficult series, Bangladesh coach Domingo is relieved by the balance of the team in 50-over cricket. Domingo said, “I am happy with my ODI team. Our team is balanced. There is good depth in batting. There are experienced cricketers in the top order. We have also found a few good fast bowlers. We are a balanced team in 50-over cricket. That’s what makes us confident before the start of the series. ’
Bangladesh’s players have a catch miss. Is fielding in South Africa an added concern for the team? Domingo replied, “This tour is not going to be as difficult as any other foreign tour. Say New Zealand and whichever country says cricket will be played with the ball. Yes, there is a matter of height in South Africa. The ball will come a little faster. But I think there is a special difference between catching in South Africa and catching in Bangladesh. ’
Shakib Al Hasan has travelled to South Africa after a lot of drama. In the meantime, the plan had become a little messy as he asked for a vacation. After the BCB rested him, However, Shakib agreed to travel to South Africa. Now he’s there with the team. It has been a relief to have Shakib, for Domingo, “Shakib is actually a great balance in the team. Not being on the team is always a problem. Without Shakib, an extra bowler will be played, or a batsman, there is a problem with that. It’s great to have a cricketer of his quality in the team. He is an experienced cricketer. He has played in South Africa before. Shakib is a world class cricketer. ’
Shakib spoke about mental exhaustion as the reason for wanting to withdraw from the South Africa tour. Later, while talking about the reason for wanting to go to South Africa again, Shakib talked about the natural beauty there. How is he there now? Domingo said: “I’m very happy that he’s finally on this tour. He’s very good here. ’
