Despite losing the just concluded Twenty20 series against India, Bangladesh is taking inspiration from their maiden win against the hosts in the format as they prepare for the upcoming two-match Test series, scheduled to begin in Indore from November 14, Cricbuzz reports.
"Look, in the past, no one gave us any chance when it comes to beating India in a T20 and that too in their own backyard. But our players had that belief. Whenever we play, whether it is difficult or easy opponent, we try to win the match. It happens sometimes and it doesn't on other occasions. We are disappointed that we could not win the last game despite creating chances, and at the same time now we are looking forward to doing well in the Test series," Mohammad Mithun told reporters at the press conference on Tuesday.
"We get down to the field with the mindset of winning the match. It is not a T20 match that we will try to win immediately. Here, every session will be important. The first two hours is as important as the last two hours. So we need to win session by session to create our chances of winning the game."
"We all know the strength of their bowling line-up. We are working on how to tackle their spinners because we feel it will be difficult for their spinners than their pace bowlers. It is batting friendly for the first two days but afterwards their spinners come into play as they try to attack their opponents keeping them in the forefront. We are working on some technical aspects keeping our focus on how to handle them," Mithun said of their first session with McKenzie.
"We are looking at our strength more than focusing on their weakness because no team could do well at their [India's] home [in the recent past]. We are looking forward to do well here. Obviously it won't be easy and we need to work really hard. The five bowlers they have we cannot take anyone lightly because everyone is world class. So it is not like we will work for any specific bowler. If we want to do well we have to do well against all the five bowlers, playing them with the utmost seriousness.
"If we build up a partnership and later two or three wickets fall quickly we will be on the back foot again. The match is open for five days. It's not only the middle order but the top-order needs to perform as well because that will make the workload of the middle-order easier. We have to be consistent in each session," he concluded.