Bangladesh is raring to proceed taking part in an attacking model of cricket against inexperienced Ireland when their their one-off test match begins Tuesday.
Being aggressive paid off as Bangladesh dominated the Irish in successful each the one-day collection 2-0 and the Twenty20 collection 2-1.
Even after shedding the T20 finale, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan hinted at maintaining the identical method, irrespective of the format.
Allrounder Mehidy Hasan echoed his captain’s sentiment, making it clear the plan will stay the identical.
“Every team has been trying to play an attacking brand of cricket in modern day. Teams are trying to attack even in the test format so obviously we’ll try to do the same,” Mehidy stated. “There will be small technical changes since it is the longer format but the mindset will be aggressive. At the end of the day, scoring runs matters, no matter what the format is. If you can score 350-400 runs in 100 overs, it will be good for you and your team.”
Bangladesh has struggled in current checks, shedding eight and drawing one since a landmark victory in New Zealand in early 2022. It additionally hasn’t received a house test since beating Zimbabwe in 2020.
Ireland has misplaced all three matches it has performed since incomes test standing in 2017.
It has solely 4 survivors from the final test in 2019 and included 9 uncapped gamers in its squad. Three of these have by no means performed first-class cricket.
“It is not many times in recent history that there’s going to be a lot of test debuts,” Ireland captain Andrew Balbrinie stated. “It only happens to the new nations. It would have happened to Bangladesh in the early 2000s.”
The Bangladesh squad totals 473 caps in its ranks. Despite the expertise hole, Mehidy is aware of the hosts could have to play their finest cricket.
“We cannot take Ireland lightly,” he stated. “We respect them. We will give our greatest.
“The confidence within this team keeps us in a good position. Since we haven’t won here for a while, it will be a good feeling if we can win.”
For Ireland it’s about taking part in with out concern and having fun with the second.
“It was a memorable occasion in 2019 for a lot of Irish cricket people,” Balbrinie stated. “This is memorable as well. This is a big cricketing nation, playing against a top team.
“A lot of good teams have come here and got unstuck. The message is to go out and play, not hold too many fears. There’s not a lot to lose in a one-off test. So we want to enjoy it.”
