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Shakib confident

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh had a stupendous start in ICC World Twenty20 cricket when they beat West
1 Indies by six wickets at the ' Wanderers Stadium in the ' tournament's first edition in 2007. But after that losses were the norm for the Tigers in the tournament's last three editions. Will it be different this time around when they play the tournament in Sri Lanka? According to the world's number one all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, things will be different this time.
"The team wasn't that confident in the previous World Cups. We didn't have the selfbelief back then. But today we have confidence. We can beat
the bigger teams and this is what can create a difference this time,” hoped Shakib while talking after the media briefing on the Think Wise campaign related to HIV and AIDS awareness at the press conference room of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
“The majority of players are confident, they are scoring runs. We have a positive mentality and are more confident this time. I think we can win both the matches this time
if we play our best game,” he added.
The Tigers have been placed in Group D along with New Zealand and Pakistan. Bangladesh will take on New Zealand on September 21 before meeting Pakistan on September 26 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Shakib however said that they were not thinking about the World Cup right at the moment, but focusing on their next assignment in TYinidad & Tobago where the Tigers will play a four-nation T20 tournament.
“So far we have been preparing well; hopefully we'll have a good tournament and move on from there. As far as the World Cup is concerned we still aren't thinking too much about it. Yes it's on the back of our minds and we know we are
playing New Zealand on the 21st (September). But as of now we aren't thinking about that, we want to go match by match, and if we have a good build-up to the World Cup, we can hopefully qualify to the second round after winning one or two games,” explained Shakib.
The ever-confident former Bangladesh skipper also believed that they are capable of beating both New Zealand and Pakistan.
"I am very sure that we are capable of FROM PAGE 16
beating both the sides. We have been doing well over the last six months. The boys are doing well, some of them have played in the SLPL and that'll help them in the tournament. The next two to three weeks will be extremely important for us. If we can improve a bit through these games then I am sure we can do something good in the tournament,” said a confident Shakib.