Updated On: 13 October, 2023 10:46 AM IST | Chennai | PTI
We have already had discussions with him about the kind of wicket that we can expect here. We expect to gain more out of him in the coming encounters," Shanto said

Najmul Hossain Shanto. Pic/AFP
Bangladesh vice-captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said on Thursday the team is hoping to benefit from the inputs it is receiving from technical consultant Sridharan Sriram in the World Cup matches including Friday`s game against New Zealand. Former India all-rounder Sriram, who played eight One-Day Internationals between 2000 and 2004, joined the Bangladesh squad in Guwahati for practice matches against Sri Lanka and England ahead of the 50-over showpiece. "He has been helping us a lot. The ties that we played in Dharamsala, he gave us an idea about the pitch before we took the field. "We have already had discussions with him about the kind of wicket that we can expect here. We expect to gain more out of him in the coming encounters," Shanto said.