{"id":316643,"date":"2023-09-08T15:41:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=316643"},"modified":"2023-09-08T15:41:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:41:30","slug":"it-is-not-ideal-we-would-have-also-liked-to-have-an-extra-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/sport\/it-is-not-ideal-we-would-have-also-liked-to-have-an-extra-day\/","title":{"rendered":"‘It is not ideal, we would have also liked to have an extra day’"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘Yeah! Look, obviously, I was a little surprised when I heard it first. But we don’t organise the competition, so we can’t do a whole lot about it, right?’<\/strong><\/p>\n Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood and his Bangladesh counterpart Chandika Hathurasingha on Friday expressed displeasure over the unilateral decision to provide a reserve day for the Super 4 match between India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n Earlier in the day, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced that the Indo-Pak match could resume on September 11 if rain plays spoilsport on September 10.<\/p>\n However, the other Super 4 matches will not have a reserve day though rain is predicted in the Sri Lankan capital through the Super 4s.<\/p>\n Hathurasingha said he was not aware of the reason behind the sudden change in Asia Cup playing conditions.<\/p>\n “There is a technical committee (in Asia Cup) represented by every participating country — 6 nations. They might have decided it for some other reason,” the Bangladesh coach said during the pre-match press conference ahead of their Super 4 match against Sri Lanka on Saturday.<\/p>\n Hinting that no move was made to take a consensual call on the issue, Hathurasingha said his team also would have liked to have a reserve day.<\/p>\n “It is not ideal, and we also would have liked to have an extra day,” he added.<\/p>\n Hathurasingha also hinted that the officials concerned did not consult other teams before arriving at the decision.<\/p>\n “But I don’t have any more comment on this because they have already made a decision and had they consulted us earlier we would have given our opinion,” said Hathurasingha.<\/p>\n Silverwood said he was surprised when conveyed about the decision to have an extra day for the Indo-Pak match.<\/p>\n “Yeah! Look, obviously, I was a little surprised when I heard it first. But we don’t organise the competition, so we can’t do a whole lot about it, right?” asked Silverwood.<\/p>\n The Lankan coach also said the reserve day could give a bit of an unfair advantage to either India or Pakistan if they manage to log in points on that particular day.<\/p>\n “To be honest, I see it only becoming a problem if it provides points to the teams, and affects us,” said Silverwood.<\/p>\n