Online Desk: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon backed the cricketers and said that the board will stand by the cricketers during this tough time.

“The team are continuously losing games. In that situation, no one stands beside them. However, We will stand by them.,” Papon said this to the media at the team hotel in Kolkata on Sunday.

Bangladesh suffered a humiliating 87-run defeat against the Netherlands on Saturday which terminated their dream of qualifying for the semifinal of the World Cup.

Following the fifth consecutive defeat in the tournament, the players and the team management are being crucified by the fans and media.

Papon said, “There is nothing we can do about what has happened at the moment as we still have three more games to go. There is nothing to do apart from thinking about how to do well in the remaining matches.”

“We need to give them the courage that they can. If they don’t have the belief then they will remain confused and tentative, which would affect their shot selection. We are trying to help them overcome it but they told me that they are all united and they don’t have any issues among themselves. They are feeling morally down for not being able to win. They are taking it hard on themselves,” he added.

Bangladesh will face Pakistan in the 31st game of the World Cup on October 31 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.