Mahmudullah guards against experiment
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah said on Friday that they are not taking anything for granted against Zimbabwe and opined against long-scale experimentation in the opening Test match, scheduled at Sylhet from Novemeber 3.
Tigers are looking forward to take their ODI’s momentum further against Zimbabwe while Mahmudullah, who is leading in absence of Shakib al Hasan, emphasized on keeping their toes firmly grounded considering their performance against West Indies.
Bangladesh failed to play according to their potential against West Indies during their last tour as the host defeated them convincingly inside three days in both the Test matches.
"We will try our hundred percent to bring a positive result. We won the ODI series and taking that confidence with us in the Test series. We are not taking anything for granted because they are a capable side and can always make a comeback. Test cricket is such a format where every session is a challenge and we need to make sure we achieve all the small goals that we want to achieve [in respective sessions",Mahmudullah told reporters in the post match press conference.
“We did not perform according to our expectation in West Indies and to be honest we performed badly [in the tour]. We do have a big chance to prove our worth in the home condition and if we can do well in the opening Test by executing our skill then surely we can take that confidence forward in the next Test match",he said
Mahmudullah said that he is not keen to make too many experiments in the opening Test match despite there is a lot of scope to think in that direction considering the fact that two of their major star- Shakib al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal is missing due to injury as well as taking into account the strength of their opponent.
‘’We might not opt for too many experimentation in the opening Test match rather we will try to play with our best possible squad because the first match is extremely important irrespective of formats because that set the tone of the series ,"said Mahmudullah.
"We always believe when we have a good start we can take that confidence a long way,’’ he said.
