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Wicket inspires them

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, Ctg
Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore and captain Khaled Mahmud appeared
happy after having a long look at the wicket of the MA Aziz Stadium here
on Monday.
The 82nd Test venue of the world will host the second Test against England starting tomorrow.
"The wicket here looks pretty good for batting and we were expecting this kind of pitch," said Mahmud after a three-hour practice session at the second Test venue of the country.
Mahmud's men reached the port city a day after they lost the first Test against England by seven wickets at Dhaka on Saturday.
For Whatmore the trip to Chittagong will be a chance to experience new surroundings. And the inspirational Bangladesh coach was pleased at what he saw in his first visit to the stadium.
"I have never been to this venue. Yet, having a brief view of the whole stadium and the pitch, I should say the facilities here are nice and the wicket is hopefully good," said the 49-year-old.
The Bangladesh squad reached the ground at around 1.30pm. Originally the practice was suppose to take place early in the morning.
"The change was made after most of the players felt tired," said the Bangladesh captain adding that Chittagong experienced a clear blue day yesterday.
Talking to reporters Mahmud said that the team would make every effort to bring consistency in the bating.
Bangladesh struggled in the first innings at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Although they started reasonably well in their second effort before the wheels fell off on the final day.
But despite the batting inconsistency Mahmud still believed that the team had made a marked improvement in recent times.
"We are showing improvement with every Test we are playing. Now we need to instill some mental toughness into our game."
He hoped that Bangladesh would continue to show the fighting spirit in Chittagong too.
Habibul Bashar, country's best batsman, is also looking for a big score in the port city after his 16th Test half-century in the first Test.
"Chittagong has always been a lucky ground for me and I hope runs will flow off my bat here again," said the dashing right-hander. Bashar scored back-to-back fifties against South Africa seven months ago.
But unfortunately for the knowledgeable Chittagonians while they will be cheering the Tigers but in their hearts they will dearly miss a local hero.
Chittagong has had a glorious history of producing some of the finest cricketers in the country. The last cricketer from the region to play a Test here was the now retired Akram Khan.
"It's a pity that there will be nobody in the team from Chittagong this time", said Akram, who will manage the touring Under-19 team to Pakistan.
Cricket fans here may be pulling their hairs out but at the same time they also know there are some promising cricketers around the corner.
Nafees Iqbal, captain of the Under-19 team, has already showed his qualities as an attacking opening batsman with a brilliant 118 against England in a recent practice match at the BKSP ground in Savar.
Aftab Ahmed is another star in the making. The middle-order batsman narrowly missed the first Test at Dhaka. The right-hander had to be satisfied being 12th man but took a gem of a catch to end the England first innings.