New Delhi. Bangladesh is afraid of defeat in the Kanpur Test against India. This is the gist of what Bangladesh spinner Mehdi Hasan Miraj said at the end of Monday's play on the fourth day of the match. Mehdi Hasan Miraj indicated that his team will focus on avoiding defeat by adopting a defensive strategy on the fifth and final day of the match. After falling behind by 52 runs in the first innings, Bangladesh lost 2 wickets for 26 runs in the second innings.
Indian batsmen declared their innings on Monday by scoring 285 runs for 9 wickets in just 34.4 overs. In this way he got a lead of 52 runs in the first innings. After the end of the fourth day's play, Mehdi Hasan Miraj said, 'Looking at the current situation, we will give priority to adopting a defensive attitude. We will try to bat for a long time which will be good for the team. He himself admitted that his chances of winning were negligible.
Mehdi Hasan Miraj said, 'We will need a lot of time to win this match. To do this we will first have to make a big score and then take 10 wickets. In such a situation, instead of winning the match, we will try to save it (avoid defeat).
Miraj, who took four wickets in India's first innings, said his team was troubled by the way Rohit Sharma and other batsmen showed aggression. He said, 'The pitch is a bit slow. The ball was staying low and sometimes giving extra bounce. They came with an aggressive mentality, which made it a little difficult for us. The time limit is fixed in ODI and T20. Instead of adopting a defensive attitude, we also tried to get him out. Let's see what happens tomorrow.
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first published : October 1, 2024, 06:06 IST
