'I miss Ajmal'

Of all the bowlers in the Pakistan line-up it has been Yasir Shah who has seemed to be the most threatening amongst the lot. There were some brilliant spells bowled by the aggressive Wahab Riaz as well, however Shah's flighted turners had to be played with extreme caution.

The one way Bangladesh's batsmen eliminated the Shah factor was by going down the track and attacking him. He was smacked for four sixes, two of which were consecutive, and came off the bat of Tamim Iqbal.

Having scalped three wickets in the first innings, the leg-spinner hopes the visitors can turn the game around in the second Test and bring about a shift of momentum.

One of the factors which Shah believes is affecting Pakistan's bowling in a negative way is the absence of Saeed Ajmal. Together with the off-spinner, the pair has spent good times agonising opponents.

"I miss Ajmal at the other end because bowling with him releases pressure on his partner. He is an experienced guy and whenever you are bowling badly he can come up with his advice," Shah told reporters yesterday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

This is Ajmal's first international series after he redid his action and he clearly isn't enjoying it. He was hammered in the first two ODIs and as a result was dropped in the first Test.

Furthermore, Shah described the Khulna pitch as 'very slow', which he thought was one of the reasons why the visitors couldn't execute their plans.

"We made mistakes and we did not expect this kind of comeback from the Bangladesh players. At the same time Bangladesh did well to react differently to different situations. We have to come up with a new plan," added the leg-spinner.