Bangladesh coach says team needs ‘right tempo’
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s cricketers, who play their first Test in more than a year in Zimbabwe next week, need to find the “right tempo” if they are to succeed, coach Stuart Law said on Monday.
Bangladesh open the tour with a three-day practice game on Saturday before playing a one-off Test and five ODIs. The Test starts in Harare on August 4.
“Once again it’s not a skill problem from what I have seen of our boys. It’s a mental problem and it has to change to play Test cricket. Find the tempo that suits Test cricket with your batting,” Law said before the team’s departure. “You don’t have to go four-and-a-half or five-runs an over during a Test match. If we can find the right tempo I am sure we can post scores on the board.
“I have set challenge for us to bat 120 overs in the first innings. If we can do that and the way our boys play and the skill they have, a total of 350-plus should be pretty achievable. The boys have played a lot of one-day and Twenty20 cricket. It’s not ideal, but on the other hand it should be very exciting getting back into Test arena,” said Law.
Bangladesh open the tour with a three-day practice game on Saturday before playing a one-off Test and five ODIs. The Test starts in Harare on August 4.
“Once again it’s not a skill problem from what I have seen of our boys. It’s a mental problem and it has to change to play Test cricket. Find the tempo that suits Test cricket with your batting,” Law said before the team’s departure. “You don’t have to go four-and-a-half or five-runs an over during a Test match. If we can find the right tempo I am sure we can post scores on the board.
“I have set challenge for us to bat 120 overs in the first innings. If we can do that and the way our boys play and the skill they have, a total of 350-plus should be pretty achievable. The boys have played a lot of one-day and Twenty20 cricket. It’s not ideal, but on the other hand it should be very exciting getting back into Test arena,” said Law.
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