Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Mushfiqur wants Bangladesh

          The visitors lost the second Test in Colombo, but there were periods at the Premadasa when they were on par with Sri Lanka. The performance prompted Mushfiqur to ask for more chances to play Tests.Questions remain, however, over the Bangladesh players' durability in Test cricket. They have shown, in these two matches in Sri Lanka, the ability to dominate a session, or even a day, but to string together consistently impressive performances over several days is still a challenge.It doesn't matter if we do well or not, we will have more opportunity if we get more Tests to play," Mushfiqur said. "Those who in authority, I would ask them to give us more Tests. We can show that we can play good, consistent Test cricket.We are working on this but we haven't reached a stage where we can play 10 days of consistent cricket out of 14-15 days," Mushfiqur said. "The focus that is required to face deliveries pitching on the same spot requires mental and technical skills. It is up to the cricket board whether we play a three-Test series, but we must play eight to ten Tests in a year. You can play as many ODIs and T20s you want, but Test cricket is the ultimate. You have periods of long struggle in Test cricket, it builds character and confidence.

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