“After giving them 170 to chase, we believed it was potential to defend the full given the situation of the pitch,” Shanto mentioned after the sport. “However sadly, that did not occur. We actually have to offer them [West Indies] some credit score, however I might say we may have bowled higher on this floor.”
“I really feel that we could not fairly decide the size properly,” Shanto mentioned. “It was a bit inconsistent. The truth that they batted so simply, particularly within the fourth innings the place we solely managed to take two wickets, is telling. Although we misplaced the match, if we had no less than managed to take seven or eight wickets, we would have concluded that our whole was just too low. So, in that regard, issues had been a bit off.”
Warrican, who took a match haul of 9 for 116, was adjudged the Participant of the Match. However Shanto mentioned that his match haul was all the way down to Bangladesh’s poor batting than the “high quality of his bowling”.
“Actually, I am not attempting to belittle anybody, however I really feel that our poor batting performed an even bigger function than the standard of his bowling,” Shanto mentioned. “No disrespect meant, however I imagine we may have performed him significantly better.”
“[Taijul] has bowled persistently properly through the years,” Shanto mentioned. “He maybe wasn’t at his greatest on this explicit match. However that may occur. One should not be too fast to evaluate somebody who has been our greatest bowler and has carried out persistently for therefore lengthy. I’m assured that he’ll make a robust comeback within the second Take a look at.”
There have been additionally questions raised in regards to the nature of the pitch. Within the latest previous, the surfaces in Mirpur had sufficient help for quick bowlers as properly. However the one used for the opening match of this sequence was fairly spin-friendly. Shanto mentioned it was maintaining in thoughts West Indies’ perceived weak spot in opposition to spin.
“The circumstances had been set by contemplating the opponent’s strengths, our personal areas for enchancment, and the opponent’s weaknesses,” he mentioned. “In the event you have a look at the pitch through the first two days, it was truly fairly good. We did not bat in addition to we should always have, particularly after a good begin. I do not imagine the circumstances had been curated with the World Take a look at Championship remaining in thoughts.
“Secondly, the spinners have additionally taken wickets, each at residence and overseas. For example, [Mehidy Hasan] Miraz has taken five-wicket hauls in a number of locations, and Taijul has additionally bowled properly. The wicket was particularly designed with the purpose of dominating them by counting on our spinners, who’ve traditionally gained us matches. We had that confidence then, and we nonetheless do. Sadly, it did not work out this time, however I do not imagine we made any vital errors concerning the circumstances.”