KOLKATA, Oct 27 (AFP): Dutch skipper Scott Edwards hopes the Netherlands can benefit from coach Ryan Cook's inside knowledge of Bangladesh to help rescue their fading World Cup dreams.
The two sides meet at Eden Gardens on Saturday with identical records of one win and four losses each. One more defeat will signal the end of any lingering hopes of making the semi-finals.
Cook worked as fielding coach with Bangladesh during the 2019 World Cup and Edwards hopes that could work in the team's favour.
"It's definitely a help for us, especially in terms of that sort of analyst side," said Edwards on Friday.
"He worked for a long time with the Bangladesh team and knows a lot of these guys individually."
However, he added: "There's some new players (in the Bangladesh squad), but we'll take what information we can from him and try to apply that into the game. Execution will be the key."
Bangladesh and the Netherlands have only met twice before in one-day internationals.
The Dutch won by six wickets in Glasgow in 2010 while Bangladesh came out on top by the same margin at the 2011 World Cup on home ground in Chittagong.
Dutch count on coach's inside knowledge of Tigers at WC
FE Team | Published: October 27, 2023 21:39:54
Dutch count on coach's inside knowledge of Tigers at WC
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