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Cricket News: Shakib reaction to loss to India: Wet field usually suits batting side | Shakib Al Hasan press conference quotes after loss to India
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Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said his side have no excuses for their five-run loss to India at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. The skipper said that although conditions were challenging, they had a great opportunity to chase the revised target of 151.
The match was interrupted by rain with Bangladesh sitting pretty at 66/0 after seven overs chasing 185, led by Litton Das’ magnificent half-century. After the resumption, the Tigers lost 79/6 to eventually fall short by five runs. As a result, the crucial loss has left Bangladesh needing a miracle to qualify for the semi finals.
Wet outfield usually an advantage for the batting side – Shakib after loss to India
In the post-match press conference, Shakib confirmed he had no concerns with coming back out to play after showers swept through Adelaide. He said it was slippery, but bowling and fielding in such conditions is tougher.
“It was a little slippery given the amount of rain it [Adelaide Oval playing surface] had had,” said Shakib. “But normally that suits the batting side rather than the bowling side. We should not make that an excuse.”
“Nobody in our dressing room talked about fair or unfair. We wanted to play. We wanted to win. Everyone tried their best, but we came short.”
Shakib’s statement came as opinion was rife on Twitter about how the umpires may have been favouring India to allow play in such conditions. In one exchange, a journalist asked Shakib whether he could convince the umpires to stay off the field, given the Bangladesh captain was quite animated in his discussions.
“Did you really try not to play after the rain?”, asked the journalist. “Do we have any option?”, replied Shakib.
J: “No, that’s the reason. Did you try to convince them?”
S: “Convince whom?”
J: “Umpire and of course Rohit Sharma.”
S: “Do I have the ability to convince the umpire?”
J: “Then you were discussing something about the rivers of Bangladesh? Did you discuss something else about the rivers and their role in Bangladesh? What were you talking? Can you kindly explain?”
S: ” OK, now you are asking the right question. Umpire called both the captains and told us what’s the target, what’s the playing the rules, how many overs we’re playing, what will be the target.”
J: “That’s all, and you all accepted it?”
S: “Yes.”
India’s win puts them on the brink of the semi finals
Victory for India over Zimbabwe will confirm their passage to the semi finals. They may be confirmed as semi finalists before that, however, given they play the last match of the Super 12s.
For Bangladesh, they need Pakistan to beat South Africa today. Then, they must beat Pakistan and hope the Netherlands beat South Africa.
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