Nobody could be happy with the way the second and final Test and with it the the two-match series ended yesterday and Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was no exception. When many had raised question for choosing this rainy season for the series, the home side's skipper however believed that Cyclone Komen worsened the situation.
Mustafizur Rahman is a man of few words, or that is what everyone thought courtesy of the bowler's one-line replies during the press conferences. That myth though was torn into shreds yesterday. From talking excitedly about the way his 'cutters' evolved to the
The inevitable took place at Mirpur yesterday. The second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa has been called off and the match ended as a draw.
Rain might have played havoc in the two-Test series between Bangladesh and South Africa, but it failed to stop a determined Proteas pace demon Dale Steyn
The spirited performance from Bangladesh bowlers sends the right signals in an otherwise disappointing Test series against the top-ranked team in the world.
Top-order batsman Mahmudullah Riyad has described the Test series against South Africa as an 'opportunity lost' for the Bangladesh players to test themselves against the best team in the world.
The fourth day of the second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa was washed out yesterday. While there was some hope for play to resume in the morning after the skies had cleared, another bout of shower in the afternoon though cancelled out those plans.
Day One of the second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa was an extremely proud one for wicketkeeper-batsman Dane Vilas. It was the 30-year-old's first Test match and it took him nine years to reach this mark.
Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah has ruled the five washed-out days during the series against South Africa, saying that playing against the No. 1 Test side would have been valuable experience for a growing team
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed his frustration both over the inclement weather as well as the batsmen's failure to convert their good start into a big knocks.
Just as a full day's play on Thursday provided an ounce of hope for the usual settings of a Test match to ensue in this series, cyclone Komen, it seemed had other ideas. For the third time in this series, a day had to be called off due to incessant rainfall. After waiting for roughly three hours, play was called off at 12:10 PM yesterday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Despite the second day of the second Test getting rained off yesterday, South Africa middle order batsman JP Duminy believes that a result could well be possible at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
There have been some changes in my life since I started playing for the Bangladesh national team. People show more interest towards me, they want to talk to me. I feel that more when I'm in my hometown. Some people even come at five in the morning just to meet me. So far, I'm enjoying it, but meeting people at dawn is really difficult.
Top-order batsman Mominul Haque lamented the 'wrong decisions' taken by Bangladesh's batsmen on the first day of the second Test in Mirpur yesterday. While the hosts began well and managed to put up two partnerships, they lost their wickets while attempting to play shots that weren't required.
There isn't much of a difference between a Dale Steyn press conference and his performance on the field. He shoots those answers straight, accurate
That he scalped his 400th wicket yesterday wasn't enough for Dale Steyn. Despite crossing the mark he kept banging in those deliveries on the line
Consider this for a scenario. The world's top Test side, after dramatically going down in the ODI series and then being bowled out for a paltry 248 in the first Test, now have just one more opportunity to prove their dominance over a side that are miles away from them in terms of rankings.
Mushfiqur Rahim didn't keep wickets in the last Test in Chittagong last week and he informed in a press conference yesterday that he wouldn't be donning the gloves in the second Test either.
