Playing against India in India is biggest challenge in cricket

Says Tigers' head coach Hathurusingha

FE Team | Published: September 17, 2024 22:34:44

Chandika Hathurusingha, Bangladesh's head coach, is hopeful that his team's maiden Test series win over Pakistan will hold his side in good stead in the upcoming series against India. He feels the added burden of expectation from his side is a privilege for a team which he believes is well rounded, reports Cricbuzz.
"It (the win in Pakistan) certainly gives us a lot of confidence coming into this series," he said on Monday. "Not because of the outcome of the series, it's the way we played that series where we handled certain situations. We were behind the game in both Tests and then how we came back and how different people who contributed at different times. A lot of belief in this series. I think this is probably the most rounded team that's produced from Bangladesh.
"We have got good fast bowlers, we got a really experienced spin attack. And then in batting, we actually have good batting depth because of two reasons. One is that two of our spinners are genuine batters who have got Test hundreds and then two of our wicketkeepers are our main batters. So the batters in our team for this series are really good and that gives us a lot of confidence that we can be competitive in this series.
"Pressure is a privilege. I mean it gives us a lot more belief and something to look forward as well. But then we really understand where we stand and our strengths and limitation, we understand that.