Rohit Paudel vs Tanzim Hasan: Nepal skipper reacts to altercation with Bangladesh star
Rohit Paudel vs Tanzim Hasan: Nepal skipper reacts to altercation with Bangladesh star
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel opened up on his on-field altercation with Tanzim Hasan during the clash against Bangladesh on June 17, Monday. Tanzim was the star of the show as Bangladesh won the match by 21 runs as he picked up figures of 4 for 7 in 4 overs to dismantle the Nepal top order. Paudel, who was one of the victims of the pacer's fiery spell, did have a run in with him.Â
Speaking after the loss during the press conference, Paudel spilled the beans on the incident. The Nepal skipper praised Tanzim for his spell and claimed he outplayed them with the new ball and bowled in the right areas. Paudel said he had no issues with Tanzim and claimed that pacer tried to fire him up a bit by asking him to go after his bowling. The Nepal skipper said he just told him to return to the mark and keep bowling.Â
"No, I think Tanzim bowled really well. Especially he, I would say he outplayed us with the new ball. He bowled really well because the wicket was very challenging. And I think he bowled in right areas. And he asked difficult questions to us. So, there's nothing between us. Just he came and he told me to hit. And I said, go and bowl. Nothing else," said Paudel.Â
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Failed as a batting unit
The Nepal bowlers once again showed their class as they bundled out Bangladesh for 106 runs, thanks to the efforts of Sandeep Lamichhane and others. However, the Nepal batting crumbled and they got bundled out for just 85 without batting the full 20 overs.Â
Paudel said they failed to step up as a batting unit on the day.Â
"We bowled really well throughout the tournament and I think as a batting unit we didn't step up. Especially I think Bangladesh bowled really well and I think as a batting unit we batted really poor. There's no shame to accept that and as a top order batsman we could have taken that responsibility and scored that 107 runs. I think as a batting unit we failed," said Paudel.Â
Bangladesh, with the win, made it to the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2024.Â