|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal insisted that that deciding to play in a spinning track against England was a brave decision by the then skipper Mushfiqur Rahim.

Tamim Iqbal hosted a session with his close pal Mushfiqur Rahim in an Instagram live on Saturday where the two veterans disclosed many secrets in front of the audience.

Tamim Iqbal, who was Test vice-captain, suggested that Bangladesh's decision to play against England in a spinning track at home was largely possible due to the insistence of Mushfiqur, as he himself was not convinced with the move initially.

Bangladesh earned their first win against England courtesy that move and along the way started a new trend to challenge their rivals at home though according to left-handed opener it is becoming difficult for the batsmen as they are playing in spinning track at home and    though it

‘’We are not yet consistent in Test format, at home or away before that series. And the wickets we were playing before that, we were not getting much help from it. So I thought why don’t we prepare a wicket that will give us a result in three or half days instead of five,’’ said Mushfiqur.

‘’And the quality spinners we had, Shakib, Taijul, Miraz- all credit goes to them. They bowled really well. It was a very big risk. But yes you did back me up, though you were doubtful first,’’ he said.

‘’We were planning to introduce Miraz[ Mehedy] in that series. And we were playing against such a big team we did all the home work on the opponents before coming to play. So I wanted him to play in Tests before playing the ODIs because he was new and no one saw him first. And later he played really well. So credit goes to him,’’ he said.