Bangladesh Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has revealed that they will play with a winning mindset in the upcoming two-match Test series against India. The Tigers recently stunned Pakistan by 2-0 while playing on Pakistan soil.
The visitors won the opening Test by 10 wickets at Rawalpindi whereas they won the second game by six wickets at the same venue. Ergo, the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led team is high on confidence ahead of the India Test series.
However, there is no doubt that Rohit Sharma’s team will be a different gravy for the tourists and the visitors will have their work cut out. Bangladesh is yet to register their maiden Test win against India.
Speaking at the pre-departure press conference, Shanto said, “They are well ahead of us in the rankings. But we did play well recently. We want to play well for five days, that’s our goal. We want to get the result in the last session of the Test match. At that time, the match can go in any direction. It is an opportunity [to get our first win in India]. We will play with a win in mind. But we don’t want to think too far ahead.”
Shanto admitted it is going to be a challenging series but the whole country has faith in them to deliver the goods after success in Pakistan.
“It will be a challenging series but we have the extra confidence from the Pakistan series. I guess the whole country has that confidence now. Every series is an opportunity. We want to win both Tests, but we have to stick to our process. If we do our job, we can get a good result.”
The left-hander is optimistic that all the players will give their 100% on the field against India.
“We are in a good place with our bowling attack, both spin and pace. Perhaps our pacers are behind them in terms of experience but our spin attack is close to theirs. They can bowl in any conditions. All I can say is that our pacers, spinners and batters will give 100%. I think we can make a difference only if we play as a team.”
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