After horic series win against Pakan, Bangladesh captain Shanto emphasizes on ‘process’ to get ‘good results’ against India | Cricket News
After a horic result against Pakan last month Bangladesh will now travel to India for two-match Test series which will start on Thursday. Despite being behind in the games Najmul Hossain Shanto’s men managed to whitewash Shaan Masood’s men with grit and determination in their backyard.
However, despite the series win against The Men in Green Shanto did acknowledge that the series against India is “definitely going to be a very challenging series.” Speaking to reporters as quoted a Bangladeshi publication The Daily Star the Bangladesh captain emphasized getting the processes right which will eventually lead to good results. “Things that matter to win, the process matters…our aim will be to do the work properly. Good results are possible if we do our job properly.”
Shanto also further said, “After a good series there is definitely an extra confidence in the team, in the people of the country. Every series is an opportunity. We will play to win both matches.
“If you see the ranking, they are much ahead of us,” Shanto stated. “We have been playing well lately. We have had a good series. Our aim will be to play well for five days. The result comes in the last session on the last day. If we play good cricket for five days, there is a chance for either team to win in the last session.”
Red-soil pitch for Test
With Bangladesh used to playing on black soil pitches at home that are usually on the slower side, India are set to play the first Test on a pitch which predominantly has red soil content. Though there are still five days to go for the Test, the pitch which had a good grass cover was covered the groundstaff as early as 11.30 am to prevent it from breaking.
Like in 2019, when they rolled out seamer-friendly conditions in Indore and Kolkata – India’s spinners picked only five of the 40 Bangladesh wickets to fall, it shouldn’t come as a surprise if the hosts follow a similar tactic this time as well.
