Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto put forth the same old worn out excuses of ‘not executing plans’ and ‘poor wickets at home’ as reasons for the utter humiliation at the hands of India in the final T20I of the three-match series in Hyderabad yesterday, which ended in a crushing 133-run defeat.
The win meant India took the series 3-0 after winning the two-match Test series 2-0 earlier.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to field first in the second T20I of the three-match series against India in Delhi on Wednesday.
While approaching the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in a cab, checkposts more than one kilometre away were stopping vehicles. None were being allowed through.
Shakib Al Hasan, a name that has been synonymous with the Bangladesh cricket team in all three formats for almost 18 years, called time on his T20I career yesterday at a press conference in Kanpur ahead of today’s second and final Test against hosts India, pulling down the curtain on an illustrious international career in the shortest format.
Amid Bangladesh’s continued top-order failure in Test cricket in recent times, one character that might have escaped wide scrutiny is Mominul Haque, who these days bats at number four position – one of the two most crucial batting positions in Test cricket.
Amid security concerns and the prospect of being greeted to a slower and lower pitch than the Chennai surface, the Bangladesh national team, along with the Indian side, arrived in Kanpur yesterday afternoon for their second Test starting Friday.
When he arrived in Chennai for the first Test against India yesterday, Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud’s Test career was three matches old. From an unknown entity to earning the appreciation of the proud cricket-loving fans of Chennai, Hasan has certainly created a mini ripple.
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha acknowledged the pressure that comes when playing against India and deemed it as a privilege rather than a burden ahead of the first Test between the two sides at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, starting tomorrow.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto put forth the same old worn out excuses of ‘not executing plans’ and ‘poor wickets at home’ as reasons for the utter humiliation at the hands of India in the final T20I of the three-match series in Hyderabad yesterday, which ended in a crushing 133-run defeat.
The win meant India took the series 3-0 after winning the two-match Test series 2-0 earlier.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to field first in the second T20I of the three-match series against India in Delhi on Wednesday.
While approaching the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in a cab, checkposts more than one kilometre away were stopping vehicles. None were being allowed through.
Shakib Al Hasan, a name that has been synonymous with the Bangladesh cricket team in all three formats for almost 18 years, called time on his T20I career yesterday at a press conference in Kanpur ahead of today’s second and final Test against hosts India, pulling down the curtain on an illustrious international career in the shortest format.
Amid Bangladesh’s continued top-order failure in Test cricket in recent times, one character that might have escaped wide scrutiny is Mominul Haque, who these days bats at number four position – one of the two most crucial batting positions in Test cricket.
Amid security concerns and the prospect of being greeted to a slower and lower pitch than the Chennai surface, the Bangladesh national team, along with the Indian side, arrived in Kanpur yesterday afternoon for their second Test starting Friday.
When he arrived in Chennai for the first Test against India yesterday, Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud’s Test career was three matches old. From an unknown entity to earning the appreciation of the proud cricket-loving fans of Chennai, Hasan has certainly created a mini ripple.
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha acknowledged the pressure that comes when playing against India and deemed it as a privilege rather than a burden ahead of the first Test between the two sides at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, starting tomorrow.
When a defeat of 208 runs is the best ever result for a cricket team against another in away conditions, the difference in strength of the sides hardly needs any further explanation.
