Litton Das opens up about his expulsion from Bangladesh Champions Trophy team

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January 13 2025

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January 13 2025

Bangladesh batsman Litton Das scored a hundred in the Bangladesh Premier League just after being dropped from the ODI squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy. However, he made it clear that he had nothing to prove to anyone and accepted that he was sent off. of the squad due to his poor form.

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Litton Das on his expulsion from the CT team

Bangladesh announced their Champions Trophy team on Sunday morning and within hours Litton Das scored an unbeaten 125 off 55 balls for Dhaka Capital against Durbar Rajshahi in the ongoing BPL. During the innings, Litton surpassed Parvez Hossain Emon to become the second-fastest Bangladeshi centurion in BPL history. However, Litton had been struggling in white-ball formats since the 2023 World Cup in India. In his last five ODIs, he scored just six runs, including three ducks. Therefore, Litton Das’ exclusion from the Bangladesh Champions Trophy squad did not come as a surprise.

Litton said after his performance: “Champions Trophy selection was not under my control.” He added: “The selectors took the call. They decide who to play against. My job is to perform. I haven’t been able to do that. I think I was a little upset about that. I have the same mentality before and after.” “Today’s match is over. I played a good shot, but it’s already a thing of the past. I’m going to keep working hard, we’ll see what happens next.”

He also explained: “They gave me a clear message. Maybe not from the selectors, but it’s easy to find out why I wasn’t picked in the team. I was dropped because I wasn’t performing. There’s nothing to hide about it. .Basic, normal. “

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“I’m not there to prove it to anyone”

Litton continued: “The fans will support me, but when I don’t do well, people will be negative. That’s not really my concern.” He added: “I’m focused on what I have to do. I haven’t been playing well, so I need to improve my game. I won’t change overnight, so I have to keep trying. People will love it when I score runs.” ”.

Litton, who started the BPL season poorly with scores of 31, 0, 2 and 9, starting to make big contributions, was asked about sending a message to the selectors with the impressive hundred. Litton Das said: “I’m not there to prove “I’m just looking to improve. I don’t think he’s been playing well the last few months. “I will try to be more consistent from now on, especially after these innings.”