Playing more Test cricket would have been great, says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahriar-Nafees-c2486 – Cricket News Update
Former Bangladesh vice-captain Shahriar Nafees on Sunday said that it would have been great had they played more five-day cricket over the last 12 months. However, he assured that his side would not use it as an excuse come the first Test of the two-match series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, on Tuesday, November 13, 2012.
The Bengali Tigers have not played a five-dayer for over a year. Their last Test appearance came against Pakistan, at home, in December last year (December 17-21). Since then, they have played a lot of one-day and T20 cricket, but there was no Test match for the Tigers on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625’s Future Tour Programme (FTP).
Nafees, who himself has not played an international game since that Test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, refused to comment on the FTP saying they cannot control it, however he assured the team will give its absolute best against the Windies.
"The players don't have control over the FTP, so we have to make the best use of opportunities," said the left-handed top-order batsman, who had played a composed 97-run knock in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747’s last Test appearance against Pakistan.
"We played well against West Indies last year and did well individually against Pakistan. So if a player can continue playing cricket that would only be a good thing," he added further.
To do well, the Bangladesh batsmen will have to outclass a strong West Indies bowling attack, featuring the likes of mystery spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Fidel-Henderson-Edwards-c57010 and Tino Best. Narine is the most talked-about bowler, but Nafees said that there was no scope for targeting ‘any one bowler’.
"They are in good form. Ravi Rampaul, Fidel Edwards and Tino Best are their strike bowlers and they also have some good spinners. We can't just work on one bowler because they are on a high note. We have to take everyone seriously," insisted the Dhaka batsman.
This will be the third Test series between the two outfits on Bangladesh soil. The previous two Test bouts, in 2002 and 2011, were won by the Windies.
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