The Bangladesh national cricket team arrived in the city on Sunday, concluding a disheartening ICC World Cup 2023 journey in India where they participated in nine matches, losing seven, report agencies.
Captain Shakib Al Hasan returned earlier due to a finger injury, missing the final match against Australia. In his absence, vice-captain Najmul Hossain Shanto led the team, and Bangladesh suffered another defeat.
Head coach Chandika Hathurusinga also returned with the team, while bowling coach Allan Donald opted not to travel to Dhaka, resigning from his position and heading directly to South Africa from India.
Shakib expressed disappointment, labeling it Bangladesh's "worst" World Cup performance, acknowledging unmet high expectations.
Mahmudullah Riyad emerged as the top scorer for Bangladesh, amassing 328 runs in seven innings, including a century and a 50. He was a last-minute inclusion in the team. He missed a few series leading up to the World Cup.
Among other batters, Litton Das (286), Najmul Hossain Shanto (222), Mushfiqur Rahim (202), and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (201) surpassed the 200-run mark. Miraz and Shoriful Islam excelled as bowlers, each taking 10 wickets, while Shakib managed nine.
Bangladesh's next assignment is a two-match series against New Zealand starting later this month.
With this two-match Test series on the horizon, Bangladesh faces the task of appointing a captain in Shakib's absence, due to a finger injury, for the upcoming series.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh had a dismal performance in their World Cup campaign as they lost seven out of nine matches. However, the they made a flying start to the tournament defeating Afghanistan.
But then Bangladesh lost six matches on trot against England, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Netherlands, and Pakistan.
Bangladesh won the match against Sri Lanka after a terrible 'timed out' fiasco, however, they lost the next match against Australia.
According to the prize money for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, one win means team will get USD 40,000. At the end of the Group Stage, teams that fail to reach the knockouts will each get USD 100,000.
So, Bangladesh will get USD 80,000 for two wins. They will also receive USD 100,000 for failing to reach the knockout stage of the tournament. In total, the Bangladesh team will receive USD 180,000 for the tournament.
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