Bangladesh Coach Khaled Mahmud says he doesn’t think Sri Lanka has any world class bowlers.
He said this responding to a statement made by Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka that Bangladesh has only two world class bowlers compared to Afghanistan.
“I don’t know why [Sri Lanka skipper] Dasun Shanaka said such a thing. I heard that he said Bangladesh do not have [world class] bowlers except Shakib and Mustafizur. In fact, I do not see a single [world class] bowler in the Sri Lankan side,” Mahmud, who is with the Bangladesh side in the UAE, said during a press conference on Wednesday.
“At least we have two [world class] bowlers. They do not even have anyone of the quality of Shakib and Mustafizur in their side,” Mahmud added.
Mahmud said this in reply to what Shanaka had said after the Afghanistan game.
“Afghanistan has a world-class bowling attack. We know Fizz [Mustafizur Rahman] is a good bowler. Shakib [al Hasan] is a world-class bowler. But apart from them, there is no world-class bowler on the side. So if we compare with Afghanistan, Bangladesh is an easier opponent,” Sri Lanka captain said after the defeat against Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka will play Bangladesh on Thursday in a knockout clash in Dubai. (NewsWire)
