We Pushed India But Ran Out of Time: Bangladesh Coach Steve Rhodes

Birmingham: Even though Bangladesh’s roar has finally been silenced at the ongoing World Cup, head coach Steve Rhodes was seen satisfied with his team’s performance as they made India work hard to earn the win on Tuesday.

In what was a must-win game for Bangladesh, the Tigers went down to India by 28 runs at Edgbaston, a result which leaves them three points off fourth-placed England and mathematically out of the knockout picture heading into the semifinals.

“I’m very proud of the way we have played the big teams. Maybe we have become the people’s team because of the way we have played against them, so I’m very proud,” Rhodes was quoted as saying by ICC after the game.

“There are a lot of disappointed players in the dressing room. In fact everyone, including the members of staff, are gutted. We were desperate to do well and take it further.

“We played a good team — the number one ranked ODI side in the world. We pushed them but just ran out of time. You need to get out of the block fast against India and we were playing catch-up.” IANS

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