Sports Desk: Bangladesh beat New Zealand in the Test in Sylhet by playing great cricket. This is not a new phenomenon. In 2022, Bangladesh defeated New Zealand on their soil. Sebar did not win the series. The two teams lost the second Test inning and drew the series. Now there is a chance to win the series. After Sylhet, the second test will be in Dhaka. Bangladesh has always been very strong in the field of spin. So the nature of winning the series is also high.
Bangladesh whitewashed New Zealand earlier in the ODI. Now it’s time for the test. BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papon told the players that winning the series would give them a’very big’ bonus. After the World Cup debacle, the BCB president was quite silent. He was avoiding the media. He did not have much contact with the national team. After defeating New Zealand in the Test, he came forward again.
He had dinner with the team at the team hotel on Monday (December 4) night. Coming out of there, Nazmul Hasan said that if they win the series, they will be given a big bonus. Bonuses were sought by the cricketers. Stating that their expectations will be met, Nazmul Hasan said, ‘Bonus… has not been mentioned. They wanted to hear. One said this on arrival. I said you would get it if you won the series. If you win the series, you will get something big. There is no doubt about it.
He sees the success of Sylhet as very big. “The first match was in Sylhet, where the wicket was good. You know who was in charge of our curator here—one of the best in the world (Tony Hemming). It was there for batters, it was there for spinners, it was there for pacers, it was there for bouncers—it was all there. We don’t usually see this. But I have not seen such a wicket before; I have to admit it.
Earlier, Bangladesh beat Australia and England in Mirpur. The BCB President is also expecting a win against New Zealand; the next match is in Mirpur. There is no wicket as unpredictable as the Mirpur wicket. So naturally, there are two options to win the series: one is to win by playing, and the other is to draw. That’s what I said; there is no possibility of a draw here.
