CF Correspondent

As  Bangladesh national team will take on Afghanistan in the next month, the obvious question came to the fore whether there would be any negative impact of the second string national team’s recent drubbing at the hands of Afghanistan A.

The Test begins from September 5 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.

The Bangladesh A, comprised with some of the national players, lost the two-match four-day series by 1-0 before settling for 2-2 draw in five-match one-day series with lot of hardships.

With the senior Afghans side coming to play their first Test against Bangladesh, the question came to fore whether the hosts can avoid being stumbling.

“I am not thinking about that [A team’s defeat against Afghanistan A],” Mahmdullah Riyad said here on Sunday. “I am just thinking how I will put up my best performance and contribute in team’s success. The most important thing is to win the match.”

After getting the Test status in the last year, Afghanistan played just two Test matches—one against India and one against Ireland. They though lost to India, won their maiden Test against Ireland, who also attained Test status with them.

Test against Bangladesh would be Afghanistan’s third and first against the country, against whom they have some success in ODI and T20 cricket.

Moreover with Bangladesh’s pitch generally assisting spinners, Afghans spinners Rashid Kahn, Mujib-ur-Rahman could find it particularly to their likings. Though Test match is vastly different than the ODI and T20, the skill of Rashid and Mujib is not something that one can deny.

Considering their utility in spin favourable wicket, the question raised whether Bangladesh have any plan about preparing the wicket.