The best thing is that the big players stood up: Chandika Haturusingha

Bangladesh coach Chandika Haturusingha is mighty pleased with the performance of his Bangla side. And he has good reason to be happy as his side clinched their first ever Test match win against England at Chittagong.

As mentioned earlier, the Sri Lankan is considered as a highly influential coach and someone who has had the desired impact on the team. Bangladesh has had a well-documented renaissance in cricket in recent times having unearthed a few important players such as Mustafizur Rahman and in recent times Mehedi Hasan.

Speaking about the same, Haturusingha said that he was pleased by the fact that he was happy with the performance of the senior players in the side.

“The best thing I can tell you is that the big players stood up,” Hathurusingha told ESPNcricinfo. “I was disappointed and upset that we are nearly wasting another opportunity which we had in our hands. I had a chat with the boys. I challenged them to stand up. I told them that this opportunity will never come again. I am glad that a few people stood up and decided to do something different.”

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“This group is still learning. They have a long way to go. Otherwise we would have had more success. I hope that after this win, they will have better memories if they get into such winning positions in the future, to do on their own. They can find the ways on their own in the middle. There’s a lot of idea sharing and making sure we create the environment that they get challenged.”

Chandika Haturusingha also mentioned that he got a lot of support from the senior players in the side.

“I got lot of support from the players, who are open for ideas, and the board members which is all you want. You don’t need everyone to like you. In that way, you’re pleasing people. The more people criticize you, it means you are challenging what is happening. Results on top of that, give you a positive sign.”

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