‘B’desh batters don’t know how to score 180 runs’

Gwalior, Oct 7: Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has candidly admitted that his team doesn’t know how to consistently post 180 plus totals in a T20 game.
Batting has been Bangladesh’s weak link for a while, especially their approach in the powerplay. They struggled to 39 for two in six overs on Sunday night before managing a below par 127. India chased that down in just 11.5 overs to go 1-0 up in the series.
“We have the ability, but we have room for improvement in our skills. We have been batting in this way for the last 10 years. Sometimes we do well. We have to make some changes, perhaps where we practice back home.”
Shanto feels that tracks in Bangladesh aren’t conducive for big scoring games of T20 and that has affected their collective batting performance.
“We play on 140-150 wickets at home. Our batters don’t know how to score 180 runs. I won’t blame just the wickets, but we have to consider skills and mentality,” Shanto said following the crushing loss. (PTI)