Their batting frailties fully exposed by Indian pacers in the just-concluded two-match series, Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque on Sunday said they need to work on their mental strength ahead of the long Test season next year. Mominul said the lop-sided series would help them make a better Test playing nation. Bangladesh were no match for India, losing both the Tests by an innings. While they lost the first Test in Indore by an innings and 130 runs, the visitors were crushed by an innings and 46 runs in the first-ever Day\/Night Test at the Edends Gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India pace trio of Ishant Sharma (9 wickets in the match), Umesh Yadav (8) and Mohammed Shami (2) grabbed all the 19 wickets on as Bangladesh were whitewashed 0-2 by India. \u201cAs a team we have not been able to play well be it batting or bowling. There are a lot of areas to improve. If we improve we can give a good account of ourselves next year. We have about 10 Tests lined up in 2020,\u201d Mominul said at the post-match press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Be it with the pink ball here or the traditional red ball in Indore, both the Tests got over inside three days. The decision to play their maiden pink ball Test was taken three days prior to their departure for the tour, but Mominul is no mood to give any excuses for the poor show. \u201cThere is no point to give an excuse. Losers give excuse. As a team we have not been able to put up a good show. We batted poorly. There are a lot to learn from this series. Struggle makes one perfect. It\u2019s about learning rather than feeling disappointed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked whether Bangladesh Cricket Board\u2019s decision to agree for the Day\/Night Test was wrong, he said: \u201cThe decision wasn\u2019t wrong. We may have failed but we had to start somewhere. \u201cWe could learn from this series. India also were new to pink ball. Maybe we could have some practice matches but that\u2019s the way it is.\u201d Mominul was handed the captaincy baton after Shakib-Al Hasan was suspended by the ICC, while Bangladesh\u2019s all-time leading run getter Tamim Iqbal also skipped the series citing personal reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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