Bangladesh have already registered their 18th ODI series win and if they can finish it with a clean-sweep, it will be their 11th whitewash and according to Nasir Hossain, the Tigers will give their hundred percent to ensure a win in the third and final game of the series today.
“We had a meeting before the training session where we were told what type of pressure we would have encountered and what should have been our approach if we found ourselves losing the first two games. We will go with that sort of attitude and obviously we are not thinking about anything but a win and we are not going to take this game lightly,” said Nasir.
23-year old Nasir, like everyone else, is expecting the Indian team to come hard in the last one-day match but at the same time he insisted that the players know their role on the field and they are not wasting time thinking about their opponent.
When asked if the series win will make Bangladesh a big team in world cricket, Nasir informed that they need to maintain their consistency at least for the next two to three years to become a powerhouse in world cricket.
“I still won’t say we have become a big team as we have been playing only in our home conditions which has been a big advantage for us and we still have a long way to go to become a big side,” he added.
Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza termed Nasir as one of the best off-spinners available to the team. Hailing from Rangpur, Nasir was not part of the Zimbabwe series at home last year while he was also on the verge of not being a part of the World Cup squad this year. However, he came back strongly and now offers effective bowling alongside his crucial batting inputs.
It was Nasir who gave the important breakthroughs in the second game picking up the dangerous Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. Nasir however, cracked a joke when he was told about Mashrafe’s comments on him.
“A cat is the king of the jungle when there is no Tiger in it (laughing). As there are no off-spinners in the side, I may be the best off-spinner. Maybe I am bowling better than before as I have been working with Rohan (spin and assistant coach Ruwan Kalpage) and I have always enjoyed bowling,” he said.
The dashing all-rounder also added that captain Mashrafe always encouraged him to bowl and said that he has the ability to bowl full quota of 10 overs in an international match which helped him to gain confidence.
