Published: Jul 04, 2015, 02:49 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 04, 2015, 02:49 PM (IST)
Mirpur (Bangladesh): Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has sounded helpless as he shared game plans to stop prolific batsman AB de Villiers. South Africa favourites against Bangladesh: Chandika Hathurusingha
Joking, he said all one could do is pray to see the back of the South African early, reports bdnews24.com. Bangladesh eye South Africa series as preparation for ICC World T20 2016: Chandika Hathurusingha
Every team remains most concerned with de Villiers when playing against the Proteas. The tourists may boast more than one explosive batsmen but de Villiers has taken himself to a new height. Mashrafe Mortaza: South Africa are a far more balanced team than India
Almost no weakness in technique, the right-handed batsman can play every shot in the cricket book but his range of innovative shots makes life difficult for the bowlers. South Africans demolish BCB XI by 8 wickets in warm-up T20 tie
“I can say only one thing about de Villiers – bowl and pray for his dismissal. He is arguably the best batsman in the world, a complete batsman. No plan works against him. He can be restrained by bowling in the good areas. One can plan to contain him on the wicket as far as possible. Who knows if it will work! He’s also a human after all,” Hathurusingha said. Bangladesh await their biggest test at home against South Africa
