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Tigers with a lot to think

Black Caps leave Dhaka

Sports Reporter
The huge gap between expectation and the reality was once again evident in Bangladesh's performance
when the Tigers completed a disappointing home series against New Zealand.
The Tigers were whitewashed in both the Test and one-day series’ almost without a fight and the root of the problem was the top-order batting. The bowling and fielding in the ODIs was probably the only positive thing that came out.
Stand-in captain Khaled Mashud has repeatedly expressed his frustration at the lack of purpose in the team's batting and was adamant that something drastic has to be done if they are to stand up against India in the coming home scries. India are expected to arrive in Dhaka * on December 8 to play two Tests and three one-day internationals.
’’The saddest thing is that we have frustrated the home fans who came to see the matches in big numbers in this month of Ramadan," said Mashud at a post-match briefing on Saturday after his team had gone down by 83 runs in the third and final ODI.
The 28-year old Bangladesh stumper said that the most important thing in batting was taking responsibility and playing with selfconfidence but they have failed to follow that.
"But I am not ready to blame the batters because most of our toporder players arc young. We have to give them time. I think there is the need for extensive discussions to
bring out the best out of them and I will give my suggestions to the Board (BCB) soon. We should stop getting out after playing one or two good shots," said Mashud, who was the only batsman to show some resistance against the Kiwis.
Mashud, deputising for regular captain Habibul Bashar who is injured, said 19-year-old Aftab Ahmed’s performance with the ball was one of the pluses in an otherwise ill-fated campaign.
"Our gain in this series was the bowling and fielding. Aftab was the find of the series with his bowling capabilities and I believe he will make good contribution in the future as an all-rounder."
The New Zealand team left Dhaka yesterday for a gruelling tour of Australia but not before some words of encouragement for theTigcrs. "The Bangladeshi batsmen threw wickets away when they should have tried to consolidate. It is related to cricketing maturity and with more international matches they will overcome this," said New Zealand coach John Bracewell.
Captain Daniel Vettori, who took over charge for the GDIs after Stephen Fleming went back home to rest thought the performance in this series will work as a boost in Australia.
"We expected to win here but any win is good. It will help us take on world's number one team in a refreshed frame of mind. But the conditions will be different there," saidVettori.
"Bangladesh fought well in the second one dayer. They gave us some tough time with good bowling and fielding but they have to work on their batting to make a competitive team. I think there were some easy dismissals on most occasions,” saidVettori.
Star all-rounder Chris Cairns urged the Bangladeshis to target the home series against Zimbabwe as their launching pad for the next level.
"Don't get upset about your performance. It took us 29 years to win a Test match. Bangladesh should now concentrate on the home series against Zimbabwe. This will be the best chance for Bangladesh to win their first Test. If you can win that series, you can look forward to a better future," said Cairns.
For Scott Styris and Craig McMillan, the Bangladesh trip will hold mixed feelings.
Man-of-the-series in ODIs Styris was found guilty of dissent by the match referee in the third match. The all-rounder had apparently walked down the wicket to Mohammad Ashraful in an intimidating manner after dismissing the batsman.
Fie was reported by TV umpire Nadir Shah and received a severe reprimand.
McMillan, who joined the side only for the one-dayers was fined 25 per cent of his match fees for showing his displeasure after being given out in the same match.
The Bangladeshi cricketers were given an Eid-vacation of ten days. They are scheduled to start the preparation camp for the India series on November 18. Coach Dav Whatmore will spend the break in native Australia.