India batters were left exposed by Sri Lanka spinners in their recent 2-0 defeat in ODI series. India's star players like Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Virat Kohli fell into the trap laid by Lankan spinners Jeffrey Vandersay and Dunith Wellalage.
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe named Mehidy Hasan Miraz as the player who is ready to step up when veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan decided to have his last dance.
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe believes the present team is the most "well-rounded" of the combinations he has seen in his two stints with the side
The Bangladesh cricket team arrived in Chennai on Sunday. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was accompanied by fast bowler Taskin Ahmed, wicketkeeper Litton Das, all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, along with other teammates and support staff.
Ahead of the two-match Test series against India, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said that his side wants to win both the long-format matches.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto showered praise on Mehidy Hasan Miraz's performance in the second Test match against Pakistan and said that it was "brilliant".
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz was named the man of the tournament, after their dominant performance against Pakistan and expressed his happiness at receiving the award.
Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter Litton Das stepped up for his team when they were dwindling at 26/6 in the second Test against Pakistan. He scored 138 off 228 deliveries which included 13 boundaries and 4 maximums. He rescued the team with Mehidy Hasan Miraz (78) to a respectable score of 26
Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz shared a heartwarming moment on the field during Day 3 of the second Test at Rawalpindi on Sunday.
India will be playing a two-match series against Bangladesh at home from September 19 to October 1, in which Bangladesh spinners like Shakib Al Hasan, Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan etc could feature.
Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie on Thursday confirmed that star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been dropped from the playing eleven against Bangladesh in the second Test match.