COLOMBO: Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood and his Bangladesh counterpart Chandika Hathurusingha on Friday expressed displeasure over the unilateral determination to offer a reserve day for the Tremendous 4 match between India and Pakistan.
Earlier within the day, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) introduced that the Indo-Pak match might resume on September 11 if the rain performs spoilsport on September 10.
Nevertheless, the opposite matches is not going to have a reserve day although rain is predicted within the Sri Lankan capital via the Tremendous 4s.Hathurasingha mentioned he was not conscious of the explanation behind the sudden change in Asia Cup taking part in situations.
“There’s a technical committee (in Asia Cup) represented by each taking part nation – 6 nations. They could have determined it for another purpose,” the Bangladesh coach mentioned in the course of the pre-match press convention forward of their Tremendous 4 match towards Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Hinting that no transfer was made to take a consensual name on the difficulty, Hathurasingha mentioned his group additionally would have preferred to have a reserve day.
“It isn’t superb, and we additionally would have preferred to have an additional day,” he added.
Hathurasingha additionally hinted that the officers involved didn’t seek the advice of different groups earlier than arriving on the determination.
“However I haven’t got any extra touch upon this as a result of they’ve already decided and had they consulted us earlier we might have given our opinion,” mentioned Hathurusingha.
Silverwood mentioned he was stunned when conveyed concerning the determination to have an additional day for the Indo-Pak match.
“Yeah! Look, clearly, I used to be somewhat stunned after I heard it first. However we do not organise the competitors, so we won’t do an entire lot about it, proper?” requested Silverwood.
The Lankan coach additionally mentioned the reserve day might give a little bit of an unfair benefit to both India or Pakistan in the event that they handle to log in factors on that individual day.
“To be sincere, I see it solely changing into an issue if it gives factors to the groups, and impacts us,” mentioned Silverwood.
Earlier within the day, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) introduced that the Indo-Pak match might resume on September 11 if the rain performs spoilsport on September 10.
Nevertheless, the opposite matches is not going to have a reserve day although rain is predicted within the Sri Lankan capital via the Tremendous 4s.Hathurasingha mentioned he was not conscious of the explanation behind the sudden change in Asia Cup taking part in situations.
“There’s a technical committee (in Asia Cup) represented by each taking part nation – 6 nations. They could have determined it for another purpose,” the Bangladesh coach mentioned in the course of the pre-match press convention forward of their Tremendous 4 match towards Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Hinting that no transfer was made to take a consensual name on the difficulty, Hathurasingha mentioned his group additionally would have preferred to have a reserve day.
“It isn’t superb, and we additionally would have preferred to have an additional day,” he added.
Hathurasingha additionally hinted that the officers involved didn’t seek the advice of different groups earlier than arriving on the determination.
“However I haven’t got any extra touch upon this as a result of they’ve already decided and had they consulted us earlier we might have given our opinion,” mentioned Hathurusingha.
Silverwood mentioned he was stunned when conveyed concerning the determination to have an additional day for the Indo-Pak match.
“Yeah! Look, clearly, I used to be somewhat stunned after I heard it first. However we do not organise the competitors, so we won’t do an entire lot about it, proper?” requested Silverwood.
The Lankan coach additionally mentioned the reserve day might give a little bit of an unfair benefit to both India or Pakistan in the event that they handle to log in factors on that individual day.
“To be sincere, I see it solely changing into an issue if it gives factors to the groups, and impacts us,” mentioned Silverwood.
