Hathurusingha: It's more than just a Test win
Chandika Hathurusingha, Cricfrenzy
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Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha praised Tigers' Test win against Afghanistan a 'more than just a Test win' after their historic win yesterday [Saturday].
Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 runs to secure the biggest Test victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years.
The visitors barely made a dent in the mammoth target of 662, giving the hosts the biggest Test win by runs since Australia's 562-run victory over England in 1934.
"I don't know if you have seen it but I've written on social media that it is more than a Test win. What I meant was, the way we prepared for this game is something we haven't done before. If we think about the way we prepared the wicket which was fast and green, I think that it was a big win for us," Hathurusingha said to media Sunday.
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"To play on that type of a wicket and then come away with flying colours which is a big mental barrier that we broke because, before the game, I felt a lot of people had doubts about the way we would go and even we played in a way that we normally don't play, we had a different strength. Gamini, the curator is also to be given credit for preparing that kind of a wicket. So I think it's more than just a Test win," he added.
For the first time in a Test match, Bangladesh developed a pacer-friendly wicket in Mirpur and it paid off perfectly with the pacers taking 14 wickets, the most ever for the nation.
With a four-wicket haul in the first innings, Ebadot Hossain set the tone, and Taskin Ahmed followed him in the second with a career-high 4-37.
"Previously we had our strength in our spin and we realized and decided that our biggest strength would win us games against opposition. Now we have options using fast bowlers and wins matches," Hathurusingha said.
"The pleasing thing is that the pacers didn't get carried away in the fats and bouncy wicket. The way they bowled was so good to see and it was very professional approach. They didn't use the bouncer repeatedly, they bowled mostly on the front foot. Those little things show the maturity of fast bowlers they have come a long way. I am very pleased" he added.
