Litton Das, the captain of Bangladesh, hopes to create history at the 2025 Asia Cup. All eyes will be on the 16-member team as they play Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi on September 11 in an attempt to win their first-ever multi-nation championship.
Litton Das underlined the necessity of improving as a team while acknowledging that there will be a number of obstacles to overcome.
But with three straight series victories—against the Netherlands, at home against Pakistan, and on the road in Sri Lanka—the Bangla Tigers go into the competition with a lot of momentum. They still bear the burden of their past failures in ACC and ICC competitions.
“That’s history, but we haven’t experienced the championship yet. The purpose of history is to be broken. It won’t be easy; there will be a lot of difficulties. But on Tuesday, September 9, at the trophy revealing event at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Litton Das stated, “We’ll concentrate on how we can get better as a team.”
The top-order hitter stressed that the country is ready to take on the task, even though he noted that all of the teams in the competition are formidable. Bangladesh’s victory % has increased under his direction, and the top order has shown more intent with noticeably higher strike rates. Overall, the team appears ready to experience their first glory and is excited to add the first feather to their cap.
“A sense of urgency is lacking. We’ve had a lengthy camp and played some excellent cricket recently. We’re ready for the Asia Cup, in my opinion. The captain of the Bangla Tigers stated, “We’re excited to take on that challenge and give it our all, even though all the teams are strong and it will be difficult.”
Although Litton has led Bangladesh to six victories in eight games, their ICC record is still unimpressive, and they frequently take a cautious approach in circumstances that call for bravery. Bangladesh is still ranked 10th in T20Is despite their recent victories, and they have a dismal head-to-head record versus Gulf countries—just one victory in 17 games against Afghanistan. They lost their lone prior meeting with Hong Kong, which took place during the 2014 World Cup.
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