Watch Banglandesh batsmen: McKenzie

Neil McKenzie, the Bangladesh batting coach, said that the team has put in a lot of hard work ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 and is ready for the tournament. Mckenzie, who joined Bangladesh’s support staff last year, expressed confidence that the team would be able to translate its efforts into a noteworthy performance, while explaining the importance of enjoying those performances.

“We have, hopefully, ticked all boxes. Now the individuals have to showcase what they can do,” he told ESPNcricinfo. “There’s a lot of hard work that has gone into it. Passion, talent, skill and knowledge is also not lacking.”

McKenize also believed that the key for Bangladesh would be in not only batting well, but also complementing their partners and being aware of each other’s strengths and gameplan. McKenzie especially highlighted the importance of strike-rotation, which has never been a traditional strength for the team. Too often, Bangladesh have thrown away good starts by stagnating in the middle overs and eating up dots.

“I think lot of the guys are enhancing their strength,” McKenzie said. “We are challenging them to do a few things differently. We have asked a few questions about scoring options and rotation of strike, and batting for each other.

“When you are batting on 80, you have to get your partner to 10 from nought. Rotation of strike, drop and run. It is more about being aware about someone else’s gameplan, what they are looking to do, and batting in partnerships.” -