Hathurusingha Feels the Burn of Defeat, Doesn’t Blame Only the Batters

Bangladesh's head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is deeply hurt by the team's whitewash against India. The confidence they brought from their series against Pakistan did not translate into success in the India series. Despite the loss, Hathurusingha accepted full responsibility, attributing it to the team's overall performance.

In the post-match press conference, Hathurusingha expressed how hard it is to accept Bangladesh's performance, stating, "This defeat is painful for us. We haven’t seen such an approach from India before. Rohit and his team deserve credit for the way they played to win the match. But it’s tough to accept our own performance."

Bangladesh's batting was undoubtedly poor, but the head coach did not solely blame the batters. In his opinion, India bowled exceptionally well, which contributed to Bangladesh's batting failures.

"This series' batting was very disappointing. In the last series, a few players performed well. But we haven’t been able to bat to our potential for several series now. Another reason for such poor batting could be the quality of the opposition's bowling. India is a very strong team. We will learn from this and move forward. Playing against top teams is always challenging."

Despite being whitewashed, Hathurusingha hasn’t completely lost hope. "We came here after finishing a great series in Pakistan. We knew a big challenge awaited us here. We are not completely disheartened. We know where we did well in Pakistan and where we faltered here."

On the final day, Bangladesh lost 8 wickets for just 120 runs, with batters throwing away their wickets while playing risky shots when responsible batting was needed. However, the head coach believes that batters can play attacking shots when they feel confident.

"We didn’t think about just surviving; we tried to play according to the team's strengths. If a batter feels confident about playing an attacking or sweep shot, they can do so. Mominul batted brilliantly yesterday. But it's disappointing how some gave away their wickets. Every time India made a bowling change, we lost wickets. We didn’t take enough time to adjust to the new ball."