Courtney Walsh's first bowling camp as Bangladesh's bowling coach may have been affected by rain, but he is still trying to do his best with the national team's fast bowlers. Walsh is using the time inside the Shere Bangla National Stadium's dressing room to impress upon the youngsters the values of consistency, bowling in pairs, and generally thinking more about their game.
Walsh joined Bangladesh in September last year. But he hasn't had the time to have a prolonged training camp, with series against Afghanistan and England at home, followed by tours of New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka, Ireland and England keeping the team busy till June. Over the past week, Walsh has been working with Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shafiul Islam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi and a few others, helping them fix errors.
"We have been trying to fine-tune and correct some of those mistakes, to improve in certain areas," he said. "Progress has been made, but unfortunately we have been having some bad weather, so not as much progress has been made as I would have liked. But we are not wasting the days. Whenever we can, we are going outdoors. We are having meetings inside, just discussing cricket and trying to get the cricket brain sharp.
"I want to see more consistency, control, variation, and to put more thought into what they are doing. They are young and exciting, but they have to be a little bit more consistent and keep the pace up. Once they get on to the park, they have to do it. We can't do it for them. I have been telling them that 'you are in control of your own destiny, just go out there and get the job done. Try to improve and learn all the time'. If they can achieve the first part - control and consistency - before competition starts, I will be very happy."
