MIRPUR, 13 Jun: Bangladesh players have been urged to forget about the mystery Afghanistan side and focus on their strengths for their one-off test starting on Wednesday.
\nCoach Chandika Hathurusingha admits they have little idea about most of the Afghan players but that shouldn\u2019t be a problem if they stick to the\u00edr process.
\n\u201cNormally we focus like 25% on the opposition strengths and weaknesses and 75% on what we do,\u201d Hathurusingha said. \u201cBut as it stands, we don\u2019t know much about them so we can\u2019t control that.\u201d
\nAfghanistan played its last test in 2021 against Zimbabwe and only four players have survived from that squad. Rested was celebrated legspinner Rashid Khan, who claimed 11 wickets in the win against Zimbabwe and 11 wickets in Afghanistan\u2019s only previous test against Bangladesh in 2019.
\nBangladesh has its own fitness problems. Captain Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out by a finger injury, opener Tamim Iqbal is complaining about a back issue, and fast bowler Taskin Ahmed is waiting to be cleared fit.
\nHathurusinha was unfazed by those problems in the middle of monsoon season, saying they will aim to continue the attacking mindset they displayed against Ireland in their only other test this year in April. Bangladesh scored just above 4.5 runs per over and won by seven wickets in Mirpur.
\nSince this one-off test was not part of the new World Test Championship cycle, they will experiment, Hathurusinha added. (AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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