Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe previews final ICC Cricket World Cup game against Australia
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00:00 What are your thoughts on this day game and the overall campaign?
00:10 This game and overall campaign?
00:12 The early start especially.
00:14 I think we played two games already starting at 10.30.
00:21 One.
00:23 The first game, yes.
00:25 So, yes, we played two, isn't it?
00:31 Come on.
00:33 We played two games.
00:35 So, we kind of, I think we are the only team playing three games on this tournament.
00:41 So, it's different.
00:44 So, there's no defect to consider.
00:48 Yeah, I think the wicket looks really very good.
00:52 When we played one game over here, it was a good wicket and fast outfield.
00:58 So, overall campaign, yes, it's disappointing.
01:02 We didn't perform to our expectation.
01:06 Coach, no Sakib tomorrow.
01:09 It's always difficult when you're making an 11 without Sakib.
01:12 So, how's your thought for tomorrow's combination?
01:16 Yes, always. We actually spoiled him. We had him for a long, long time.
01:22 And when you have someone like Sakib Kaliber, number one all around, it's two players in one.
01:31 So, it's hard to do much with the combination.
01:35 So, we will definitely want to fill his bowling vacuum with another spinner or a fast bowler.
01:43 It's batting we're going to miss and his leadership.
01:49 So, it's hard.
01:52 Chandika, Mushfiqul Hume and Mahmudullah Riyadh probably playing their last World Cup games and Sakib also already played.
01:59 They all played four or five World Cups. So, how do you assess their journey?
02:04 Oh, they had wonderful journey overall for a cricketer to play four World Cups is very, very unique.
02:12 And then for Bangladesh cricket, I don't know whether they're playing their last one.
02:17 So, to be honest, they're still very fit. They're still performing.
02:22 It's up to them individually to decide that one. So, I can't comment on their last one.
02:27 But then to play five four World Cup of one guy is five, I think.
02:31 Mushfiq and Sakib played five. So, it's a wonderful.
02:35 I mean, anyone playing or start playing cricket and dreaming of playing five.
02:42 So, and they are being the best of Bangladesh cricket has ever seen in a short journey of Bangladesh cricket.
02:52 So, if they decided to quit, it's just, what can I say? It's a change of baton kind of thing for Bangladesh cricket.
03:03 Coach, just going on to that question. Did you have a chat with these guys?
03:08 Like, are they disappointed for not being able to lift a trophy at least despite playing five World Cup?
03:15 No, I haven't had that kind of a chat so far because we only focus on the next game.
03:23 Anamulhaq BJJ, obviously joined the team and he had a practice session.
03:33 I saw that you had a chat with him, a long chat with him.
03:36 At least at the end of the tournament, do you feel a bit relieved that you have a backup top-order batsman or a backup batsman now?
03:44 I am relieved. No, not relieved because losing my captain, I can't be relieved.
03:51 Yes, getting a replacement like experienced player like Bjoy is a good thing.
03:57 How much is the chance for him to play in the 11th tournament?
04:02 He has a 15 to 1 chance of playing tomorrow.
04:06 Coach, how do you see Australia as an opponent?
04:12 They are five times winner, six matches in a row, especially the last match from '91 to '97, they recovered to win.
04:19 How do you see them as an opponent?
04:21 Do you think the bilateral series between the two countries, especially in Monday International, has to rectify a lot?
04:30 I didn't get your question. The bilateral series?
04:33 Yes, they have hardly played any Monday International against each other.
04:37 Do you think that has to be rectified?
04:40 I think to rectify that is not up to me, that's for the authorities.
04:46 But playing against Australia always is a challenge.
04:50 They are the most successful team in the World Cup history.
04:54 They are a very good team, very professionally prepared, really well professional team, playing good cricket.
05:02 They started slowly, but they already qualified.
05:06 So, yes, playing against them is a big challenge.
05:09 Coach, before the last match there were a lot of other things also happening.
05:16 Someone like Alan Donald announced that he is signing out, and the computer analyst.
05:23 Donald also told the media that someone from the team pinched him a lot, and the experience of him was quite not nice.
05:35 Is it the ideal condition before the last match?
05:39 Someone from the team saying something like that, he's pinched by some of the team members, and something like that.
05:46 I don't know where you get that from.
05:49 What I only know is that some of the coaches are finishing their contracts in the World Cup.
05:55 Had you any chat with him regarding his comments about the time-out decision?
06:03 No, I didn't have any personal chat with him.
06:07 Hi, Coach. As you said, many of the coaching staff are finishing their contract and they're leaving the team.
06:19 Any acknowledgment message for the coaches, especially for Alan Donald, from you?
06:24 Yes, we're actually going to talk to them after the game.
06:28 He has done a wonderful job since he has been here, and contributed to the success of our fast bowling unit,
06:37 and overall for our team's success as well.
06:40 He brings a lot of experience and personality into the team.
06:46 He's been a wonderful coaching addition to me, and me as a coach as well, for the experience for me to work with him.
06:57 So, he will be missed.
06:59 Good afternoon, Coach. After that time-out incident, the War of Worlds is still on.
07:16 Do you want to put some words here so that things get ended here with this tournament and everything goes normal?
07:23 Angelo Matthew is still speaking about it, he's tweeting and social media, a lot of things are going on there.
07:31 Anything from you, so that this thing gets ended here?
07:36 Good afternoon. I don't think it's going to stop here, whatever I say.
07:42 The only thing I can say here is that it's one of the modes of dismissal.
07:48 It was recent addition into the condition of play.
07:54 I think it's the sixth edition or the fifth edition of the playing condition.
07:58 My only thing is to keep all this, I don't know whether this is going to stop,
08:05 but I think my suggestion is to leave it to the umpires to decide.
08:11 Because if you read the law, it says "timed out".
08:16 I don't think it's leave it to the players to appeal and all that.
08:20 Then everybody has a different opinion on both sides.
08:25 That's all I can comment at the moment.
08:37 Coach, after a big defeat of Sri Lanka against New Zealand yesterday, what's going through your mind about the Champions Trophy path in Bangladesh?
08:49 We have to play this game, tomorrow's game.
08:53 That's what's going through my mind.
08:56 We have to actually play good cricket to beat Australia.
09:00 That's all we are focusing on.
09:03 Of course, that defeat has some kind of effect, depending on our game.
09:09 At the moment, I can't think of that scenario.