Last week, Bangladesh
had played two warm up matches against the Cricket Australia XI. Sadly, the
Tigers had lost both the matches and it was not the ideal start for them ahead
of the mega event which is due to start from February 14.
When the players, coach and manager should be sitting together
to share new ideas and make productive plans for the World Cup, the atmosphere
of the Bangladesh cricket team seems to be a bit chaotic – a matter which is
not acceptable at all.
According to a very popular Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom
Alo, the house of the Tigers is at sixes and sevens. The relationship between
the current coach Chandika Hathurusingha and team’s manager Khaled Mahmud has
soared. ( বাংলাদেশ দলে গৃহবিবাদ)
Khaled Mahmud accused Hathurusingha of not accepting his
cricketing ideas and even if Mahmud tries to share his views, Hathurusingha is
not paying heed to those. Moreover, in many of the team meetings, Mahmud’s
presence had been ignored. Such things have annoyed Mahmud.
But Mahmud must realize that, Hathurusingha is a person who
loves to work independently. He is a bit of an egoistic in nature doesn’t like
others to drag their nose in his plans. Again, it’s the coach and captain and
not the manager who are the vital cogs in making plans and later on,
implementing them. The job of a manager is something else.
Any manager of a sports team should be a very good diplomat.
He should not only be a very good friend, philosopher and guide; but he must be
instrumental in maintaining harmony within the team. As a person he should be
calm and composed enough and must have the abilities to communicate effectively
with the players, coach and media.
But the current manager of the Bangladesh
cricket team, Khaled Mahmud seems to be quite different. Rather than being a
diplomatic manager, Mahmud is more interested in showcasing his own ego. Over
the years, Mahmud’s role as an employee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has most
often come under scrutiny.
He has been involved in several types of chaotic incidents
which had been a bad advertisement for Bangladesh
cricket. His chaotic nature has tarnished his image a lot and I am not sure how
can such a person be appointed as the manager of Bangladesh
cricket team. The Tigers needed a very calm and composed person as a manger.
Mahmud should bear in mind that, Hathurusingha is a very
competent coach and has plenty of experience about Australian conditions. If he
loves to work in his own way, then Mahmud must not interfere, but he should
improve his communication and composure level to gel well with Hathurusingha.
In the mean time, Hathurusingha must be cooperative enough as well. A better
mutual understanding in between them will make the team beneficial.
Again, Mahmud should not have let the media even guess about
such issues let alone expressing it. That’s not the way a professional manager
should act and neither should one of the team members had expressed such issues
with the media as well. Misunderstandings and ego clashes happen in any team,
but things should be sorted out privately. That’s the most sensible way.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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