Law�s theory is to play good cricket

Bangladesh Under-19 technical advisor Stuart Law was fazed by the outside pressure which gripped his students with the youth World Cup approaching closer.
Pressure seemed to have got higher on the youngsters to win the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup as the tournament is going to be hosted by Bangladesh. Nobody even cared that Bangladesh U19 never sealed even a semi-final spot in this tournament since their participation in 1998.
Law, also the former Bangladesh national team coach identified those as the main problems.
“I think there is so much outside pressure being placed on the young fellows,” he said yesterday.
“Within the game of cricket there is enough pressure with batting and bowling and fielding and if you have got, the weight of everyone on your shoulders as well. It provides a lot of confusion.”
He however advised the young not to focus on winning the title but to focus on doing the little things well.
“I am just telling the boys lets not worry about wining the competition, worry about doing the little things well. If we start doing the little things well, the basics well, the rest will fall into place,” he said adding, “If we are not doing that we don’t deserve to win so at the moment we are not thinking about winning the cup. We are thinking about playing good cricket, playing well, being focused on our roles within the team, if we continue to do that and if we do that well, winning the cup will be a possibility.”
Having said that he thought his boys have all the credentials to emerge out as winner in the tournament.
“I think we have got all bases covered, we have got very good spin, very good fast bowling, batting we have got power hitters, we have got accumulators, we have got a very good mix and the selectors have done a very good job. The players who have missed out are probably unlucky. But because the strength of the U19 is very strong it’s difficult to pick a good team. We have got enough tricks up our sleeve, it’s all covered, once again it just depends on how we perform on the day.”
“You can say and get an idea regarding their mindset, but once the competition starts it’s not just dealing with the cricket but also the pressure outside the dressing room.”
“If we cope with that reasonably well, everything will be fine. Everyone finds the mode in the right direction which is nice. It’s good to have some extra competition before the main one starts. It will give us a good indication about where we at.”
Law said that he had seen the improvement in the team after he assigned them doing some skill work which he though worked well.
“We have seen improvement since I have been here, which is great. The little skill work we did earlier in the week really paid off in match simulation. The boys are doing well. What happened in India doesn’t really count for anything at this stage. The West Indies series is what I am looking forward to so that’s where we really need to start understanding our roles and improving quickly.”

 

Law�s theory is to play good cricket

Bangladesh Under-19 technical advisor Stuart Law was fazed by the outside pressure which gripped his students with the youth World Cup approaching closer. Pressure seemed to have got higher on the youngsters to win the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup as the tournament is going to be hosted by Bangladesh. Nobody even cared that Bangladesh U19 never sealed even a semi-final spot in this tournament since their participation in 1998. Law, also the former Bangladesh national team coach identified those as the main problems. I think there is so much outside pressure being placed on the young fellows, he said yesterday. Within the game of cricket there is enough pressure with batting and bowling and fielding and if you have got, the weight of everyone on your shoulders as well. It provides a lot of confusion. He however advised the young not to focus on winning the title but to focus on doing the little things well. I am just telling the boys lets not worry about wining the competition, worry about doing the little things well. If we start doing the little things well, the basics well, the rest will fall into place, he said adding, If we are not doing that we dont deserve to win so at the moment we are not thinking about winning the cup. We are thinking about playing good cricket, playing well, being focused on our roles within the team, if we continue to do that and if we do that well, winning the cup will be a possibility. Having said that he thought his boys have all the credentials to emerge out as winner in the tournament. I think we have got all bases covered, we have got very good spin, very good fast bowling, batting we have got power hitters, we have got accumulators, we have got a very good mix and the selectors have done a very good job. The players who have missed out are probably unlucky. But because the strength of the U19 is very strong its difficult to pick a good team. We have got enough tricks up our sleeve, its all covered, once again it just depends on how we perform on the day. You can say and get an idea regarding their mindset, but once the competition starts its not just dealing with the cricket but also the pressure outside the dressing room. If we cope with that reasonably well, everything will be fine. Everyone finds the mode in the right direction which is nice. Its good to have some extra competition before the main one starts. It will give us a good indication about where we at. Law said that he had seen the improvement in the team after he assigned them doing some skill work which he though worked well. We have seen improvement since I have been here, which is great. The little skill work we did earlier in the week really paid off in match simulation. The boys are doing well. What happened in India doesnt really count for anything at this stage. The West Indies series is what I am looking forward to so thats where we really need to start understanding our roles and improving quickly.