Liton aims to rediscover form ahead of T20 World Cup

FE Team | Published: May 21, 2024 23:34:51

Many would suggest consistency at the top in the batting department, while others will argue death bowling and fielding but on top of everything remains the form of Liton Kumar Das, who is going through a lean phase off late to an extent where he is no longer a guaranteed starter, reports Cricbuzz.
Liton can certainly claim to be lucky that his wicket-keeping helped him in retaining his spot in the 15-member World Cup squad despite scoring just 79 runs in his last six T20Is. He also lost his place in the XI for the final two T20Is against Zimbabwe recently.
The right-handed batter's last T20I innings against Zimbabwe raised quite a few eyebrows as he repeatedly attempted to scoop a fast bowler, only to fail in the end. "I don't think there is nothing to overthink during bad times because you are going through a bad patch the more you overthink it will only be bad for you," Liton was quoted in BCB's official Facebook page on Tuesday.
"The only option left to you is how hard you are working and how much importance you are giving in practice. I think during bad times you need to be cool and calm without thinking too much and just focus on your cricket," he said. "Lot of people motivate me all the time and I speak with lot of coaches with whom I talk and they motivate me and I think it is important to get that encouragement at this time and my wife always motivates me and you don't need anything else.
"It is important to carry the performance in good time because you are playing well in one match and lot of things can be going around your head like I am doing well and you start having a careless attitude and I think during good times the man who is working hard on continuous basis and having a clear mind like for example I can say about Towhid Hridoy as he is playing well in the last couple of matches and he is carrying the momentum and that is a big thing," he said.
Liton said that the Bangladesh team has improved since the last T20 World Cup while admitting that he underperformed in the global events in recent times. "From the 2022 World Cup our T20 side is quite balanced as we won a lot of series and we are playing good T20 cricket and it is not like we are just winning because we won by playing good cricket so certainly there would be some other pressure in the World Cup and every team will have that but if we can play fearless cricket by remaining calm and cool without thinking about the outcome I think we have a good chance," said Liton.