It was painful to see: Whatmore

Disheartened Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore admitted he found it hard to watch as his outclassed team suffered a 138-run mauling at the hands of the West Indies in the Champions Trophy here.

“I really thought we would put up a better showing. I found it painful to watch,” he said. “We let the West Indies get too many runs after putting them in and then some batting indiscretions early in our innings handed it to them. ” In contrast to Whatmore, who took Sri Lanka to the 1996 World Cup, West Indian captain Brian Lara was a relieved man after the victory. (PTI)