Bangladesh learn from Greenidge (17 May 1999)
Aminul Islam, the Bangladesh captain, believes a cricketing legend could help inspire one of the surprise results of the World Cup
17-May-1999
17 May 1999
Bangladesh learn from Greenidge
The Electronic Telegraph
Aminul Islam, the Bangladesh captain, believes a cricketing legend
could help inspire one of the surprise results of the World Cup.
Among the rank outsiders for the tournament, Bangladesh begin their
Group B campaign against New Zealand at Chelmsford today with
confidence high.
However, the foundations for their hopes lie with Gordon Greenidge, a
former West Indian master batsman and the coach of Bangladesh for the
last 2.5 years.
Islam believes Greenidge, a former Hampshire captain, has taken
Bangladesh to another level since his arrival and given them a
platform on which to build in his country's first World Cup.
After wins against Essex and Middlesex in the warm-up matches, Islam
admitted: "The team's in good shape and we are looking forward to
playing New Zealand. A lot of our confidence is down to Gordon. He
has been an inspiration to the team. He is a great motivator.
"He was a great cricketer and with that comes tremendous experience.
He has taught us a lot and we have learnt a lot."
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)