Bangladesh T20 technical director Sridharan Sriram says that everyone is clear about their roles in the team
Sridharan Sriram, Bangladesh’s newly appointed T20 technical director, said on Thursday that he is looking to set up clear assumptions for what is expected at this level from an expert stance to do well in the shortest format.
Sridharan Sriram, Bangladesh’s newly appointed T20 technical director, said on Thursday that he is looking to set up clear assumptions for what is expected at this level from an expert stance to do well in the shortest format.
BCB recently dropped Domingo from the T20 set-up after his prolonged lean patch, winning only two matches from 13 games they played after the ICC T20 World Cup with one being washed away, and picked to give the responsibility to recently named T20 technical director Sridharan Sriram until the upcoming World Cup.
Sriram, during his first media interaction since taking over the reign, insisted that he is clear about his job and it will be more on working together and setting up the right procedure as opposed to leading the side.
“I think it’s very simple and I am very clear about my role here, probably bringing in the resources. We got some very good skill coaches and I trust what they are doing completely. My job is to basically work with the captain, work with the team director and bring the skill coaches, bring all three components together and use my T20 experience of IPL and Australia, and bring a strategy where we can use our resources properly. So I am very clear about my role and I am not saying I am leading the side, I am just trying to collaborate,”
he said.
“Coming into a culture like Bangladesh, I understand the upbringing and I understand the way they approach the game, and at the same time, I can bring that professionalism and the expectations. I can set clear expectations of what is required at this level from a professional standpoint. So I think it’s a good sort of combination and I am looking forward to it,”
he said adding that he is not ready to accept Bangladesh as a weak team in T20s.
“I am coming in with a fresh set of eyes. I was looking at this stat when – taking wickets, we averaged one of the best in the world to get the first three wickets and when it comes to first five wickets, we are probably one of the best in the world. So Bangladesh has done a lot of things right.
“It’s not about what they have not done well, it’s about retreating, what they are doing well and getting the best out of them. My focus in a short time is going to be on their strength and what they do well and building on those strengths.
“It’s a fantastic move to get Shakib as captain and I interacted with him for the first time. I respected him as an opponent and it’s so heartening to see his view on the T20 game. It’s so modern, it was so refreshing, and we were on the same page. The dynamics he has with the younger group are so amazing and the youngster looks up to him, they respect him but he is also very approachable which a very unique sort of combination is. It’s a very good dynamic to have between the captain and the team, and I think it will be a very positive and refreshing move for Bangladesh,”
he said, adding that they will soon get accustomed to the heat in UAE that turned out to be the talking point ahead of the Asia Cup.
“It’s our first outdoor session and we are stepping in. We were out and about in the city, and this is the first training session. It’s an odd time of the day that we are training in, we don’t really train between 9 and 11 very often and so we will start into the paces and get the intensity up slowly. We have got three more sessions and two sessions between four and six so it’s a good mix and match to get attached with the heat,”
he concluded.
Asia Cup will begin on August 27 in UAE while Bangladesh will open their tournament campaign on August 30 against Afghanistan in Sharjah.
