We leave no stone unturned: Mithun
Mohammad Mithun. -AFP
||CF Correspondent||
Bangladesh middle-order batsman Mohammad Mithun insisted that they left no stone unturned in their attempt to make resistance against New Zealand but their lack of experience cost them the series.
His comment came amid the criticism that Bangladeshi batsmen looked ‘uncertain’ to deal with the New Zealand bowlers in the first two Tests, in which they conceded an innings margin defeat to loss the three-match series.
Mithun defied the notion, saying that they gave their 100 per cent but unfamiliar condition and the New Zealand bowlers’ skill left them in a position of embarrassment.
“I am sure everybody tries to give their 100 per cent,” Mithun said in Christchurch on Wednesday. “We are not playing for any street-side team, we are playing for our country. We tried our best and gave our 100 per cent.”
Apart from Tamim Iqbal and stand-in skipper Mahmudullah Riyad, no one looked comfortable against the short ball barrage of Kiwi bowlers. Even though Soumya Sarkar scored a century in the first Test, he was not consistent enough.
Mithun who scored runs at a regular basis in the ODI series found him vulnerable in the Test series against short balls. According to Mahmudullah, most of the Bangladeshi batsmen were caught in ‘double mind’ to what to do against short stuff.
Mithun didn’t differ with the interim skipper but reiterated that their lack of experience was one of the reasons behind their horrible result.
“This is what the Test cricket is all about. It tests your mental strength. But if you ask, I will say, I tried with my 100 per cent,” Mithun said.
“ODI and Test are totally two different formats. The plan of the bowlers also changes when he bowls in Test cricket. Moreover, we didn’t have enough time to cope with the condition. And the strategy with which their bowler's bowl, creates a lot of problem for us.”
“We have never got such type of wicket in our country. It’s tough to prepare such kind of wicket in our region. They have experienced bowlers, which we don’t get. They became experienced after playing so many matches. If we and our bowlers get matches regularly, we will also be better,” he argued.
