Bangladesh captain’s statement after defeating PAK, said- We have to play test against India, Australia and England

Najmul Hossain Shanto Statement: Bangladesh created history by winning the two-match Test series against Pakistan 2-0. This is Bangladesh’s first Test series win against Pakistan on home soil. After winning the series, captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto expressed his wish that his team now wants to play more Test series at home and away against big teams like India, Australia and England.

We want to play more Tests than India, Australia and England – Nazmul Hussain Shanto

Speaking to the media after the match, Shanto said, ‘We now want to play more Tests home and away with Australia, England, and India. When we get a chance to play matches, when we get those new experiences, the team builds gradually. Otherwise, playing with the same team again and again, in the same conditions, makes it difficult to build a team.”

Hopefully ICC will give us a chance- Nazmul Hussain Shanto

bangladesh The captain said, ‘Hopefully the ICC will give us a chance to play more Test matches with all the teams. Now that we are getting a chance to play more matches, it is a good thing. If we can play with Australia, England, and India, it will be better for our team. As a Test nation we still have a lot to do.”

Talking about the last hour of the match, Shanto said, ‘I think it is difficult to explain the emotion in the last hour. To be honest, they were batting well and there was a little pressure on us. But compared to previous Test matches, controlling that emotion and not panicking has become a little better. This area needs a little more improvement.”

He said that as a captain I am happy. We were able to play 10 days of Test including both the matches, it is definitely a matter of pride. Generally we did not play this kind of cricket much earlier. We played as a complete team. Every player worked hard. Batsmen, bowlers and coaching staff all contributed.

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Najmul was the player of the match in the second test, wicketkeeper batsman Liton Das Praised. He said, ‘Litton batted responsibly. From this it can be understood that this is going to be a really big team and everyone in the dressing room was confident that Taijul will provide support and Liton will keep scoring runs. Liton’s batting gets a lot of credit for the victory in this match.” After winning the first Test by 104 runs, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 78 runs in the second Test and won the series 2–0.

With IANS inputs