2024-09-23 06:36:23
Sports Correspondent, from Chennai || risingbd.com
Published: 16:45, 22 September 2024 Updated: 17:18, 22 September 2024
Before the tour of India, there was a big frenzy about the Bangladesh team. One reason is their historic Test series win against Pakistan. Shaan Masud’s team down to the ground, but Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Co. returned to the country!
After Pakistan comes India tour. So expectations rose high. But Bangladesh lost 280 runs after four days of Chipak Test! After such a loss, the captain calmly said that he wants the ‘A’ team series before such a tour to understand everything including the conditions.
“Obviously it (the ‘A’ team’s tour) is very important. If we can come early for some ‘A’ team matches. It will help us in batting and bowling. But I don’t know. This is the matter of the cricket boards of the two countries’ — said Shanta.
There is only one reason for such a question. Before the start of the Pakistan series, Bangladesh ‘A’ team toured the country. Mushfiqur Rahim-Moominul Hakra was playing. Later Mushfiq also played a great innings of 191 runs. Muminul got fifty. And both failed in the first Test against India. In all this Shanta may have talked about the ‘A’ team series.
After the Test loss against India, the victory against Pakistan came up. Shanta was asked about India-Pakistan power relations. The Bangladesh captain gave a diplomatic answer in this case.
‘I will not compare. Both are very quality teams in my opinion. Here I want to say, they have bowled very well with the new ball. The spinners also did well on the second day. All in all we have many challenges. But we cannot control them. We just have to believe in ourselves.’
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