|| CF Correspondent ||

Mashrafee said that he was happy to see his batsmen playing risk-free cricket as he always believed that if they had lost early wickets then it would have been difficult for them to achieve anything big.

Bangladesh began their World Cup campaign in style as they defeated South Africa by 21 runs in their opening game as they dismissed the opponent to 309-8 after putting 330 on the board.

Since they put their foot in England one thing that chased Bangladesh was that whether Tigers can put over 300 runs in the board as they are not used to score in such quantity.

Bangladesh batted in conventional manner and scored the runs that indicates their depth in the squad and accord

‘’It was good to see that they built the innings risk free. I think it’s a message that they gave to themselves that in these type of wickets you don’t have to take too many risks. If the wickets were slower, then maybe they had to take some risks’’ said Mashrafee.

‘’The main thing is that you have to spend time on the wicket then playing becomes easier here. I hope our batsmen understood it very well, and I think more we spend on the crease it will be easier for us to bat. So, I hope if we keep that in mind next match will be easier for us,’’ he said adding that he is, even more, happier that Shakib al Hasan responded well at number three.

‘’I think last year it's been started to bat at three, but unfortunately, in the final, he got injured, and it takes around six months to come back. Once he's come back, a few matches he played at five,’’ said Mashrafee.