IND vs BAN second Test: We were blown away by India’s ‘not-seen-before’ aggressive batting approach, says Hathurusinghe

Bangladesh tour of India: India vs Bangladesh second Test in Kanpur - Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe press conference on October 1, 2024

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) admitted that his team was blown away by India’s “not-seen-before” aggressive batting that eventually forced a result in the weather-hit second Test.

Eight sessions were lost in the first three days due to persistent rain and it seemed that the game would just meander to a dull draw.

However, after bowling out Bangladesh for 233, India destroyed the visitors’ attack to take a 52-run lead, all in just 34.4 overs.

The approach opened up the game. Then India kept Bangladesh under the pump, bowling them out for a mere 146 in the second essay and raced to the 95-run target in 17.2 overs.

“This approach was not seen before and we did not react quickly. Credit to Rohit (Sharma) and his team for taking such an approach and making a game out of it,” Hathurusinghe said.

Understandably, Hathurusinghe said the defeat was painful, especially coming to these shores after a 2-0 series win over Pakistan.

“This defeat is really hurting us. Batting has been disappointing. We have not been performing to our potential in the last few series,” the coach added.