Bangladesh manager Sridharan Sriram said on Saturday he believes his team can be “a very smart T20 team for the future” despite combined fortunes so far at the World Cup, with Zimbabwe as its next challenge.
The Tigers headed into the tournament with their T20 World Cup main draw victory over the West Indies in the inaugural 2007 edition.
They scored with a nine-point win over the Netherlands before being knocked down via South Africa in a 104-point defeat.
Zimbabwe is next in Brisbane on Sunday, after its very good one-point wonder against Pakistan.
Sriram, who took the reins of the Asian Cup in August when Russell Domingo was sacked after a string of poor results, said he has a great reputation in Zimbabwe.
They put incredible functionality against Pakistan, we saw each and every ball,” he said, adding that South Africa had already beaten them.
“We can’t look at the table of issues, we can’t live on what happened. It’s about staying very calm, being very transparent with our plans and focusing on ending the day.
“In a tournament, there is no room for emotions, you can have a day and then recover very strongly.
“Whether you win massively, lose massively, the next day is gone. You wake up, train, play and play. So nothing changes on our side. “
Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Liton Das and Afif Hossain will bring the team’s batting order back to Zimbabwe, while Mustafizur Rahman, spearhead of the rhythm, is expected to lead the bowling charge.
Former Indian all-rounder Sriram said a momentary win would give them a huge confidence boost ahead of big games against India and Pakistan next week.
“We are building a team and the confidence of the boys, they know where they are in global cricket and where to go,” he said.
“I think we’ve established that foundation, from a team point of view, we need to build this team for the long term and we have a group of guys, we have the skills.
“If we can load some charging skills, I think we can build a very T20 team for the future. “