Soumya Sarkar Backs His Bowlers To After a Tough ODI series

Bangladesh's star batter Soumya Sarkar is hopeful that the Bangladeshi bowlers will up their game in the T20I format against West Indies after they failed miserably in the ODI series that saw the tourists getting whitewashed 3-0. The Bangladeshi team is set to play a 3-match T20I series against the West Indies from December 15 at St. Kitts.

In the first ODI, Bangladesh set a target of 294, but the bowlers could not defend it, leading to a five-wicket loss with 14 balls still left to be played. In the second game, the bowlers were not targeted as the Bangladeshi batting group posted a below-average total of 227. The third ODI became the talk of the town when Bangladesh failed to defend a good total of 321 as the hosts West Indies chased down the target with 4 wickets to spare & 25 balls remaining.

However, Soumya Sarkar remains confident of the bowling unit's capabilities in T20Is.

Soumya Showing Support To His Bowlers

Our bowlers have done well, it's just that they didn't click on in the ODI's, I know they'll bounce back in the upcoming T20I series" he said ahead of the series.

Soumya also talked about how important it is for the batters to maintain consistency.

Soumya On Bangladesh Batting Group

"If the batter who did well in the ODI series & can continue with the same temp in the T20I series, then with our bowlers, we can win this series," he said.

Soumya Sarkar On West Indies

While talking about the West Indies team, Soumya Sarkar downplayed the 'Favorites' & instead stated that how well a team plays the full 40 overs will determine the results.

"Which team is bigger or smaller doesn't matter, if we perform well in all the three departments then we can beat them easily," he said.

"We know that West Indies are a really strong unit, but, if we can perform well to our potential and give our best we can beat them" he concluded.

The T20I matches are scheduled to take place respectively on December 16, 18, and 20 in Kingstown, St Vincent.