Bangladesh Limp Into T20 World Cup After Troubled Build-Up

14.10.2022 - 09:11 sports.ndtv.com

Bangladesh are in the T20 World Cup main draw this year but face another winless tournament after if they can't recover from a troubled build-up.

Selectors called a truce with star player Shakib Al Hasan and invited him to resume the captaincy in August after he ended a controversial partnership with an offshore gambling website.

But his return made little difference in that month's Asia Cup, with the team crashing out after losses to Afghanistan and eventual winners Sri Lanka.

And they lost all four matches in this week's tri-series warm-ups against New Zealand and Pakistan. Bangladesh face India, Pakistan, South Africa and two qualifiers in Group 2, and pundits have already written them off. "There is no easy match in this kind of tournament.

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