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'Need to play abroad more1

Ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan was the talk of the town at the Adelaide Strikers' home yesterday. He is expected to take the field and become the first Bangladeshi player to play in the Big Bash League when the Strikers take on Sydney Sixers today. Upon his arrival, he talked to the Australian media yesterday regarding issues ranging from his T20 career to how Bangladesh needed more exposure in the cricketing world. The following is an excerpt from his discussion with the Australian press:
Q: You are the first Bangladeshi to play in the competition. Is that an honour?
SHAKIB: Yes it is a great honour for me and Bangladesh cricket as well. I hope that from next time there will be many more Bangladeshi cricketers who come here and play.
Q: There seems a lot of confidence in your record, Shakib.
SHAKIB: Well I had played a domestic tournament and I performed well there, so I am confident at the moment and looking forward to tomorrow.
Q: What do you know about the Australian conditions?
SHAKIB: Well we were here in 2008
or 2009 in Darwin. We played some of the games here. What I know from the coach here in Adelaide, it is a bit of a spinning track, while the wickets are very flat. There will be lots of runs. I have to contain the runs and score some runs for the team.
Q: The coach said that you're a cool-under-pressure sort of player. Did that come about naturally?
SHAKIB: Well, I have been playing for the national team for the last seven years almost and most of the time I bowled in the Powerplays and batted in crucial moments. So I guess that's how I learnt. I would love to do that for Adelaide.
Q: Do you see a good future for the
Bangladesh national side?
SHAKIB: Well, we have been doing really well. We beat the West Indies and New Zealand. We had a great year last year and we are looking forward to continuing that this year as well.
Q: Would you like more opportunities against the likes of Australia and England?
SHAKIB: Well obviously it would have been great if we played Australia, England and South Africa more often. It would give us great experience and we would be able to adjust to the conditions here, because in the subcontinent conditions are very different from here.