Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha labelled the current Test team the 'most rounded' Tigers' squad and said the recent 2-0 series win over Pakistan gave them the confidence to be 'competitive' in the upcoming two-match Test series against India. "I think this is probably the most rounded team produced from Bangladesh in my tenure this time," Hathurusingha told reporters after his side completed their second day's practice session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai ahead of the opening Test, starting on September 19. "We have come with a lot of pacers and we got good fast bowlers.
We got a really good experienced spin attack. And then the batting, we actually have batting depth because of two reasons. One is two of our spinners are genuine batters who got Test hundreds.
"And then two of our wicketkeepers who are our main batters. So, the balance of the team for this series is really good and that actually gives us a lot more confidence that we can be competitive in the series," he added. Bangladesh travelled to India on the back of clean-sweeping Pakistan and clinching their maiden Test series win over the Asian side, that too at their own backyard, after a series of scintillating performances from their players in both Tests.
From Mushifqur Rahim, Liton Das and Mehedi Hasan Miraz's batting brilliance to a fearsome bowling performance from their pace and spin departments, it was a complete team effort that brought Bangladesh a terrific result in Pakistan. Now t.