Bangladesh returned home from India after playing their historic one-off Test series in what they attempted to showcase their utmost efforts to fight against the current number one Test team.
In the aftermath of the match, all the players of the visiting side admitted that they played better cricket though they lost the match.
Barring Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, opener Tamim Iqbal and all-rounder Mahmuduallah Riyad, the bulk of the players yesterday landed Dhaka by US Bangla Airlines at 2:17pm, just 17 minutes behind the schedule.
It is learnt from the team official that Mushfiqur Rahim will come back home on Wednesday. And Tamim and Riyad directly fly for Dubai from Hyderabad to join their respect franchisee teams of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Tamim will play for Peshawar Zalmi, while Mahmudullah for Quetta Gladiators. Although ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned with the team, he will leave Dhaka for Dubai on Wednesday. He will play besides Tamim for the same team.
Spin all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who showed his all-round show with bat and ball, spoke to the media before leaving the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
“I think overall we all played better cricket in India,” said Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who hogged the spotlight while Bangladesh U-19 led by him best-ever performance in ICC U-19 World Cup.
“We all know India is number one team in Test. Against such a team we played what is good cricket. Hopefully we will play better cricket further in days to come,” Miraz told the reporters.
“Actually it would be better if the team would do a good result and then I would be very happy. At the end of the day, if the team did good result then the feeling of the players remains good. I think the way we played we all played better cricket,” he added.
The 20-year-old lad said that he has learnt many more things from this historic one-off Test against the neighbouring India.
“It was a big opportunity for me. It seems to me that it was a good tour for us. We never tour in India to play a bilateral series before. I gathered a lot of experience playing against the teams like India because they are now number one team in Test,” he thinks.
“I feel very well to play against them. I have learnt a lot of thinks. Hopefully it will be helpful for me in future,” the hopeful Miraz said.
Before touring India, Mehedi Hasan frankly told media that his aims to talk with number one spinner Ravichandran Ashwin what he materialised when Ashwin along with skipper Virat Kohli came to the Tigers fortress after the end of the match.
“Of course, I had a pre-tour plan to talk with Ashwin,” he said, adding that he advised me how to play Test with much composure. Then he gives me some tips how he maintains himself. He shared all the things with me.
Miraz said that he was unhappy with his batting in away tour in New Zealand, where he played some innings but he could not perform up to the mark.
He acknowledged that he was disappointed with his batting because he played some innings but could not perform up to the mark. He explained himself why he could not perform.
“Actually I could not make my adjustment with the condition. I think I got back my rhythm in Indian soil and could do with bat and ball. It’s a start for me,” the young all-rounder said.
“I could understand now how I have to play cricket and how to bat in Test,” he also said.
“Senior players, who were with me like Mushfiqur Rahim bhai, always help me. I told the name of Mushfiq bhai because he gave me suggestion in every important moment and helped me how could I play ball-to-ball and what would be better for me to make more runs. By the grace of Allah, that was a good innings I played. I will try my best how I could be matured to play ahead,” he added.
When asked about the poor fielding performance especially catch dropping was the root cause of the Test result, Miraz said that catch droppings are a part of cricket. None spills catch or catches wittingly.
