Bangladesh Test captain, Mushfiqur Rahim sounded optimistic giving his view about forthcoming Test series against Sri Lanka with pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman back in the team.
Bangladesh Test captain, Mushfiqur Rahim, has described the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka as an opportunity for the Tigers to perform well away from home.
“We are all looking forward. Everything depends on if we can play to our true potentials, said Mushfiqur at a press conference on Sunday at the Sher-e- Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
With Mustafizur Rahman back in the team, the skipper believes that the current bowling attack could very well be one of Bangladesh’s strongest.
“Every series is an opportunity. There’s no doubt about that. And this time, they don’t have their best cricketers, who have served them for so long, with them. Angelo Mathews will also not be there. But this is their home ground and we must remember that.”
“Yes, they will be under pressure because they know we are more matured and we are playing better cricket, so yes, there is an opportunity, but that depends upon how well we can play.”
“Our coaching staff has many Sri Lankans. We have managed to gather plenty of information from them. Hopefully we can used it and get positive resultsl,” he added.
Bangladesh captain was wishful about his bowling attack should do better in Sri Lanka in comparison to the last few series abroad.
” My team is extremely blessed to have likes of Mustafizur, Mehedi Hasan and Shakib in the same eleven, is always a big strength. They are really skilful and can challenge any batsmen.
We played three Tests prior to this series and we are playing our fourth Test. This is going to be good for our preparation. Everything is going good at the moment, but a lot will depend on how we begin the series,” said Tiger skipper.
Diminutive skipper taking about the recent debate whether he should keep the wicket or play as a batsman since his pathetic keeping in the one-off test in India.
When asked if he enjoyed doing the dual role, he said: “I definitely enjoy and always ready to help my team in every capacity. Whether I will keep or not, is a decision that the coach and the management can take. I think I am most useful to my team as a keeper-batsman. If the management thinks otherwise, then they can take a decision.”
