Bangladesh women's team head coach Sarwar Imran said on Wednesday that his charges reaped the benefits of leaving behind all the outside noise, as they earned their berth in the next ICC Women's T20 World Cup, courtesy a dominant 39-run victory over Thailand in the qualifier at Nepal.

Bangladesh women's cricket felt like a program in freefall for much of the past six months raising quite a few eyebrows whether the team could even survive its own internal fractures, let alone qualify for the T20 World Cup.

It all started after former national cricketer Jahanara Alam brought sexual harassmentallegations against a member of the team management that forced the BCB to form an investigationcommittee.

Furthermore, veterans made allegation of physical assault against skipper Nigar Sultana that turned out to be topic of discussion ahead of the qualifier more than what was going around as far as their preparation was concerned. Nigar cleared her stance during an exclusive chat with this website claiming she is not a dictatorin the dressing room.

However, Nigar and co opted not to lose their focus by all the noise that's been following them lately, and rather concentrated to make sure their performance speaks for themselves. They clinched their fifth consecutive victory in the Qualifiers - a perfect, unbeaten run that proved the squad has successfully tuned out the external static.

Head coach Sarwar explained that the key to this qualification was a strict "zero-negativity" policy regarding the past controversies.

"Before coming to the Qualifiers, there were many kinds of negative discussions. We never allowed those to enter our dressing room," Imran told Cricbuzz following their game against Thailand in Nepal on Wednesday.

"We always made sure that the dressing room remained free of negativity, and there was no discussion about those issues. The negative talks may have been about the players, but inside my dressing room, I tried to ensure that such topics were not discussed so that the players' focus would not be affected," he said.

To protect the team's mental space, the coaching staff ensured that the baggage of the 2025 "civil war" stayed outside the boundary ropes.

"To maintain proper focus, there were no discussions in the dressing room about any negative remarks, whether past criticisms related to Bangladesh women's cricket or anything else. We made sure those conversations did not take place," he said.

The biggest question mark heading into the tournament was whether the team could still trust its leadership after the heavy accusations levelled against captain Nigar Sultana Joty.

On the field in Nepal, that question was answered through a display of tight-knit chemistry.

"Joty is Joty; she is our symbol of trust," Imran noted. "I think the team bonding is very strong. The girls are playing together as a unit, as a team. There has been a lot of talk about them, and they are aware of it themselves. There was a need for them to prove themselves, and that is evident from their body language," he said.

"I think Sobhana Mustary played extremely well more and she is successful because nowadays she is playing in the back foot," he said.

Despite the celebrations, Imran remains focused on the technical gaps, specifically the consistency of the bowling attack. "One concern I still have ahead of the World Cup is Marufa's line and length. I am not very satisfied with that, and we need to work on it," he said.

"Overall, if I evaluate this journey, I would say: we had very good body language, we tried to play to our strengths, and we managed to hold our nerves in tricky situations. But there is still a long way to go," he said.