Tigers looking to show their best

In the driving seat number one All-Rounder Shakib Al Hasan.

Shakib Al Hasan, the all-rounder of the Bangladesh National Team, thought that they have to show their best performance in all departments if they want to get a positive result from the last Test match of the series. But Bangladesh could not keep up consistent performance in all matches, either they batted well in one match then the bowlers did not bowl up to their marks. However they proved equally good in both batting and bowling at Chittagong ODI and Test matches which inspired the team to go for positive result in the second Test.
“We will try to give our best in all three areas in the next Test match. We will try to put in an improved performance than what we did in Chittagong Test. We have a lot to improve.”
“I think fielding was not up to the mark. We all played well at Chittagong. But we could not build a big partnership. In Dhaka, we all have to try to do well in our fielding, batting and bowling along with making a big partnership so we could achieve a good thing from the last match in Dhaka,” Shakib said while answering various questions to the media person at the conference room at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) on Thursday after finishing their practice session.
The southpaw, who regained the top position in the ICC ODI all-rounder rankings beating Australian Shane Watson, grabbing 415 points after a few months' hiatus. The performance in the Zimbabwe tour and the ongoing home series helped him regain the covetous position. 
The lad from Magura said, “To be on the top of the ranking is very important for me as it inspires me much. I feel good. Personally it bears significance for me. It works as a motivator to play even better for the team.”
“After losing the number one position, some people still mistakenly thought that I was on the top of the rankings. I had to correct them saying, no, I'm now number two. So it's good to be on top again.”
When asked about wicket, the recently discarded captain of the national team said, “We all know wicket has a role in the game. But I think too much dependency on the wicket will have negative impact on our performance, because we may not get the wicket that we want. So no matter how the wicket behaves, we will have to play ourselves. We are working hard throughout the series and we should be confident on our own skills and team spirit. So everyone of the team is focusing on that.”
Two players including Suhrawardi Shuvo and Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury will tour to West Indies with the Bangladesh A team prior to the start of the last Test match. On the other hand, vice captain Mahmudullah Ryad again injured during the net practice with the team after recovering from  half a month long sickness. So, most likely an unchanged Bangladesh team will take on the tourists in their last Test match of the two  match series.
The 24-year old all-rounder said, “Our game strategy will be made as per opponents' XI. If they play against us with three seamers our strategy will be one type but if they get down with more spinners in the forthcoming match, our game plan will be different. But we all have to accept that their bowling attack is good. We have to play against them keeping the sense in mind.”

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