BSS, Dhaka :
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said the total team effort helped them to snatch the victory over Zimbabwe although he admitted that there are a lot of areas they have to improve.
In his immediate reaction after winning the much-awaited victory excited Bangladesh skipper said: “We are not where we want to be but the boys played very well and a win is a win. There’s a lot of areas to improve on, including our batting and bowling both.”
He also gave credit to his bowlers especially Taijul Islam for his brilliant bowling spell on the day that helped Bangladesh to earn the victory.
“Taijul has been great for the last couple of matches, Shakib also bowled really well and Jubair too. It’s a total team and all-round effort. To win Tests you have to play big innings to make it count,” he added.
On the other hand, Zimbabwe skipper Brendon Taylor did not forget to give credit to Bangladesh for the stunning victory over them.
The Zimbabwe captain also blamed his fielders for dropping two important catches that could had made the day’s result different after Bangladesh down with three wickets early.
He said: “Credit to Bangladesh, we were mentally weak with the bat, we can’t win Tests like that. Our bowlers showed a lot of character. You have to have the mindset that you can win from any situation. We started well and had them three down but dropped two chances. Mushy held his end and marshaled his
troops very well. Long knocks are our major worry, 20s and 30s won’t help.”
“Bangladesh played better cricket and we’ll come back stronger in the second Test. There was pace and bounce so it was fun. The groundsmen made a good wicket.” He added.
