Litton Das Urges Death Overs Focus Before World Cup

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 β€” one away in Sri Lanka and the other at home against Pakistan β€” 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 π’Œπ’π’π’˜ π’‰π’π’˜ π’…π’†π’‚π’…π’π’š π‘΄π’–π’”π’•π’‚π’‡π’Šπ’›π’–π’“ 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’“π’π’—π’† π’Šπ’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 π‘ͺ𝒖𝒑. 𝑰𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔, π’˜π’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’“π’π’—π’† 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž.”

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 – π’šπ’π’– 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‰π’π’˜ π’Žπ’‚π’π’š π’ˆπ’‚π’Žπ’†π’” 𝒂 π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“ 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 π’Šπ’ 𝒂 π’“π’π’˜. 𝑨𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 π’šπ’π’– 𝒔𝒆𝒆 π’π’π’˜ π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘©π’‚π’π’ˆπ’π’‚π’…π’†π’”π’‰ π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’•π’˜π’ 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 π’ƒπ’π’˜π’π’†π’“π’”,” 𝒉𝒆 π’†π’™π’‘π’π’‚π’Šπ’π’†π’…. “𝑰𝒇 π’˜π’† 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 π’‚π’π’š 𝒐𝒇 π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’‚π’π’š 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’…π’“π’†π’‚π’Žπ’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔 π’˜π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’˜π’π’’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’‡π’–π’π’‡π’Šπ’π’π’†π’….”

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 β€” 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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