'This is the best team of Bangladesh in all aspects'
September 18, 20242 Mins Read

Sports Desk: Bangladesh last played a series on Indian soil five years ago. After a long time, Nazmul Hossain Shantor's team is again entering the Test series in India. Before that, Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusinghe is telling about hope. He even said that this is the best team in Bangladesh.

Starting with the series win against Pakistan, Hathurusinghe said, 'The series win against Pakistan definitely gave us a lot of confidence. But it's not just about winning the series, the way we played, handled the situation, that gave a different kind of confidence to win the series.'

"We have good pace bowlers, we have got good quality experienced spinners. Then when it comes to batting, we have a lot of depth in our batting for two reasons.'

"One is that we have two genius spinners who have scored centuries in Tests and our two wicketkeeper batsmen are the backbone of our batting. So, our batting line-up for this series is quite good and that gives us a lot of confidence that we will compete well in this series.'

About Shakib Al Hasan's contribution to the team, the Lankan coach said, 'The biggest challenge in cricket is to come to Indian soil and play against India. So, you can only know where you stand by playing against the best teams.'

Shakib is in good condition now. So apart from the experience he can do something good for the team. Whenever he can be with the team, he is seen playing a big role for Bangladesh cricket. It gives us the opportunity to balance the team the way we want. If we want to use an extra bowler and batsman, his all-round performance helps us. Adapts to the team as well as utilizes experience.'

Hathuru said about Mehdi Hasan Miraj, who performed well against Pakistan, 'Mehdi Miraj is the player who has improved the most in Bangladesh cricket in the last five-six years. When Shakib leaves the team, Miraj is ready to take his place.'