Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said maintain consistency of playing good cricket has now become a good challenge for them in the new series against Sri Lanka starting from tomorrow at the Sher-e- Bangla National Cricket Stadium here.
“New series of the new year. and it can be said that it’s challenge for us to maintain consistency and all the teammates are taking preparation through hard training ..we will try to give our best in the first match of the new year,” said the Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim at a pre match press conference at the Sher- e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
When asked Bangladesh has been repeatedly failed to capitalize the opportunity of their home wicket advantage and rather the touring make the best use of the wicket, Mushfiq said if they get advantage from this wicket made for the series, it would be possible to take all the twenty wickets of the opposition.
“Not only a good wicket .there will be needed a sporting wicket …those who will able to take the advantage on the pitch, will get a good result in the Test,” he added.
The diminutive wicket keeper said they are expecting to play a good cricket in the series and want to maintain the consistency of good cricket that they have been doing in the last few years. Boys put up an impressive performance making the Test draw in their home soil in Sri Lanka.
The Bangladesh skipper admitted that despite putting a good performance in the first innings they failed to come keep the consistency in the second innings: “We usually play good in the first innings but failed to keep the trend in second innings as the wicket does not always favor the batsmen .we’ are already working on it to sort out some solutions to come out from the problem.”
Asked whether extra concentration would be given on the Sri Lankan batsmen as they are always proved successful against Bangladesh, Mushfiq said: “Each team have some good batsmen and extra plan is needed to restrict them …they have batsmen like Sangakkara and Mahela …we’ll try to work on their wick points . it would be better for us to get them out as early as possible.”
Asked his own expectation as batsman from the series, the right handed batsman said he has high hope about doing well in the series ..it would be better for both him and the team if he able to bring a good start for the team.
“I will utmost try to contribute for the team as much as I can .. I want to play good innings and want to contribute for the team’s victory.
The Bangladesh captain informed that the final eleven would be confirmed tomorrow (Monday) morning before the match. All the fourteen member are fully fit and the best eleven will be selected from them before taking to the field.
