We are happy to be back at our second home- Taylor
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Zimbabwe wicket-keeper Brendan Taylor said it is good to be back in their ‘second home’ and hope they can put up a stiff challenge against Bangladesh in their upcoming series.
A 15-member Zimbabwe Test squad, led by Craig Ervine, arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka to play a full-fledged series against the host comprising with lone Test, three ODIs and two T20Is.
After arriving in Bangladesh, Taylor said they will be trying to carry on the good momentum also against Bangladesh that started from their last two-match series against Sri Lanka in longer version.
“We are well prepared. It’s good to be back in Bangladesh, a place we call our second home. So it’s always nice to be back,” Taylor told reporters.
“We know the conditions, we got two good Test matches that went five days in Sri Lanka. It took lots of positive from that so hopefully we can carry that on,” he added.
Taylor said that he thinks Bangladesh will look to bounce back from their disappointing tour in Pakistan with the depth of their pipeline despite missing their star Shakib Al Hasan while Taylor also added that William’s absence will give the youngsters of his side to prove themselves.
“I think Bangladesh will look to bounce back after that Pakistan series. Regardless of these no Shakib or does not matter- they have got enough players to chose. We have seen the Under-19s winning the World Cup. So depth is there, lots of talent to choose from,” Taylor said.
“He (Williams) is like our Shakib. He is a batting all-rounder. And he has scored some good runs against Sri Lanka. Yes we will miss him, but fortunately we’re having him back for one-days and T20s. But this is another opportunity for the youngsters,” he said.
