West Indies vs Bangladesh: Won’t say Bangladesh are absolutely prepared for 2023 World Cup, says Tamim Iqbal

WI vs BAN, third ODI: Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal stated that the Tigers have to play effectively in circumstances which aren’s appropriate to their model of play.

Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSBangladesh defeated West Indies 3-0 within the ODI sequenceBangladesh received the third ODI by 4 wicketsBangladesh are subsequent scheduled to tour Zimbabwe

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal reckoned his group isn’t absolutely prepared for the 50-over World Cup to be performed in India subsequent 12 months. On Saturday, July 16, the Tigers defeated the West Indies 3-0 within the three-match ODI sequence. Tamim and Co. received the third and closing ODI on the Providence Stadium by 4 wickets.

After the sequence triumph, Tamim acknowledged that he was delighted about the truth that Bangladesh received back-to-back abroad ODI sequence. Earlier this 12 months, the Tigers defeated South Africa 2-1. Tamim, who’s on the verge of scoring 8000 ODI runs, stated that he has a good thought of his group mixture.

“Naturally, our goal is the 2023 World Cup and there is no doubt about it and we are in that process (of building the team for the tournament), but to be honest, I don’t want to look too far ahead because you never know what will happen and things like that as to who is injured and who is there in the team and who is not,” Tamim was quoted as saying.

“But I can say I am getting a little bit of idea about what kind of combination I will be playing if one or two key players are missing due to injuries. I won’t say my team is fully ready and all those things, but we are getting some ideas for sure,” he acknowledged.

Tamim, within the meantime, was additionally of the opinion that Bangladesh have to carry out effectively in circumstances which aren’t suited to their model of play.

“I do not wish to price this sequence very extremely. We have received the sequence however I’m not too enthusiastic about it as a result of there’s an excessive amount of assist for spinners on this wicket and that’s the reason it isn’t like we’ve received the world. When we play in higher wickets we’ve to be higher to win the video games,” Tamim added.

After defeating the West Indies, Bangladesh are set to tour Zimbabwe for a three-match T20I sequence adopted by a three-match ODI sequence. As far as Tamim is anxious, he retired from T20Is on Sunday after guiding his group to victory within the Caribbean.

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