Bangladesh T20I captain Litton Das has highlighted the pressing need to strengthen their bowling performance in the death overs as they prepare for the 2025 ICC T20 World Cup, set to be hosted jointly by India and Sri Lanka. Although Bangladesh recently clinched consecutive T20I series wins — one away in Sri Lanka and the other at home against Pakistan — Litton believes there’s still room for improvement, especially in the final overs of matches.
Death Overs Remain a Key Focus
While appreciating the efforts of senior pacer Mustafizur Rahman, Litton urged other bowlers to raise their game.
“We are bowling very well with the new ball, but we need to do well in the death overs. The team believes the same,” Litton told reporters after the series win over Pakistan.
He emphasized that consistent batting performances help ease pressure on bowlers, making it easier to defend totals or restrict opponents.
He continued,
“𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒊𝒛𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒑. 𝑰𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔, 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎.”
Rotation and Fitness of Pacers Vital for WC
Litton also reiterated the importance of Bangladesh’s ongoing rotation policy for pacers, highlighting the physical toll the format can take on fast bowlers.
“Taskin has returned to T20s after a long time. You probably all know that if he keeps playing continuously, the chances of injury are higher for him,” he noted. Litton cited repeated injury concerns for Taskin, Shoriful Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman across recent series, adding that maintaining player fitness will be crucial for World Cup ambitions.
“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 – 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒘. 𝑨𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅. “𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅.”
Middle-Order Stability and Backup Plans
On the batting front, Litton expressed faith in the current middle-order lineup, particularly Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, and Shamim Patowary. However, he acknowledged the importance of grooming additional players as backups in case of injury.
“I believe that Hridoy, the way he bats, along with Jaker and Shamim, they are currently Bangladesh’s best middle-order batters,” Litton said. “But since our focus is on the World Cup, we are also thinking ahead — if one of them is unavailable, we need ready replacements.”
Following a grueling 40-day cricket schedule, the Bangladesh squad is expected to rest, especially as their home series against India has been rescheduled. The team will next regroup for a preparatory camp in anticipation of the upcoming Asia Cup.
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