“The momentum is coming towards us, definitely,” Hasan, 26, told AFP in an interview in Dhaka. “The atmosphere is such that Bangladesh can now dominate in Test cricket,” said the right-arm bowler, who played a key role by taking 6-55 in Darwin. Bangladesh are fourth in the World Test Championship standings after a shock nine-wicket victory over Australia in Darwin in August, a result that highlighted the strides made by a side long regarded as Test underachievers.
Fast-rising pace bowler Hasan Mahmud said on Monday Bangladesh’s upward trajectory has made a place in the World Test Championship final a realistic dream for his team.
Fast-rising pace bowler Hasan Mahmud said on Monday Bangladesh’s upward trajectory has made a place in the World Test Championship final a realistic dream for his team.
Hasan said the Darwin victory could be a springboard for bigger achievements for Bangladesh, who have won six of their 13 Tests in the past two years.
That’s the dream for Bangladesh now,” Hasan said. “Since we started playing, the thinking has changed,” he said. If they hit me, they hit me,” he said. However, Hasan said he was confident that Bangladesh’s “graph will continue to move upward” in the coming days.
Bangladesh have six Tests remaining in the current World Test Championship cycle, including home series against the West Indies and England, as well as a tour of South Africa. “If we win four matches at home, why shouldn’t we play in the World Test Championship final? “I was just doing my job and bowling. I wasn’t giving them anything easy to hit. I would attack them with the short ball and keep bowling my way.
