'No point in overreacting'

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said that Bangladesh should start as favourites against Pakistan in the upcoming three-match ODI series at home to break their jinx against Pakistan. The Tigers have failed to win a game against their South Asian neighbours since their famous 1999 World Cup victory in England.
Shakib exuded confidence while speaking to reporters at his residence yesterday. Soon after the press conference at his place he left for Kolkata to take part in the Indian Premier League, where he will be featuring for the Kolkata Knight Riders.  
“What I personally believe is that we should start this series as favourites.  And I believe we should win the ODI series against Pakistan and I think everybody in the team thinks likewise. I think it's the best opportunity for us to win a series against Pakistan,” a confident Shakib said. He believed that the Tigers can use the momentum they gained from the impressive performance in the recently concluded World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. 
The allrounder also gave his opinion regarding the much-talked about issue of umpiring decisions against Bangladesh in the quarterfinal against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on March 19. It was an event which led to a series of events and eventually witnessed the resignation AHM Mustafa Kamal from his post as ICC president. 
 “Actually it's better not to comment regarding this issue. The umpires take decisions on the field which are sometimes right and sometimes wrong. I think we are focusing too much because it was a World Cup match but the reality is that these kinds of things also happened against Bangladesh on many earlier occasions. 
“We could have won many matches had we gotten the right decisions. So, I don't think there is any point in reacting too much regarding this issue, especially for the players. Just for example, we could not have done anything if the run-out decision against [Chris] Jordan hadn't gone in our favour. So some go in favour of you and some don't. Human beings can make mistakes, so I don't think there is any point commenting on it,” he responded. 
Shakib, however, was more interested in the upcoming challenge awaiting his side rather than focusing on the current off the field controversies, as he wants to see his side win more ODI matches so that they can grab the number eight position in the team rankings and avoid playing qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup to be held in England.
“We should try to improve our rankings as the top eight sides directly qualify for the next World Cup. So we have to try and win as many matches as possible. It will be a huge achievement for our team if we can achieve the number eight ranking and sustain it for direct entry in the next World Cup. For a long time we have been between the number nine and ten positions and we only once achieved the number eight position. And I am sure the 2019 World Cup will be in everybody's mind,” said Shakib.
“We have a busy home schedule this year. We can win against any team in our home conditions as we proved it in the past two years. So I don't think anybody should have any doubts about it. If we play our best cricket then it's very much possible to beat any team whether they are world champions or runners-up. We played seven matches and won all of them against New Zealand. What I personally believe is that we will win a number of matches this year,” hoped Shakib, who will return home on April 12.