BSS, Chattogram :
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque urged his players to remain consistent over the 15 sessions of the five-day of Test cricket as his side gears up for the opening match in two-match Test series against Pakistan, starting today.
“In Test cricket, the momentum could shift in just one session. If you win 12 sessions in four days but then lose three sessions on the last day, you could end up losing the match,” Mominul said on Thursday.
“So what I want to say is that we have to be very consistent throughout the five days of the test. We have a plan in which we will try to stick to it. Whatever happened before this Test is past now and we are now focused on playing good cricket over the five days.”
Bangladesh came off the series with eight straight T20 defeats, including a 3-0 loss against Pakistan. According to Mominul, the dismal T20 record won’t affect them since the format is entirely different.
“I don’t think that will have a negative impact as the format is completely different. In Test cricket, you have to be consistent.”
But Bangladesh’s Test record in this year also is not convincing enough. Early in the year, they lost two Tests against West Indies at home. Both of the Tests, they lost from a favorable position. In Sri Lanka, the Tigers lost two-match series by 1-0 before securing a 220-run win in Zimbabwe.
