Bangladesh looking to secure first test series win over New Zealand
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha wants his players to guard against complacency as it tries to secure a first series win against New Zealand in the second and final test.
Bangladesh won the first test in Sylhet by 150 runs to close in on a landmark series victory. The only top-level teams that Bangladesh has ever beaten in a two-match test series are Zimbabwe and West Indies.
«I can't see complacency in the team. If I see any action of complacency, I will have one to one chat,» Hathurusingha said ahead of Wednesday's opening day.
«We had a good chat inside the dressing room yesterday. Strong and experienced leaders like Mushy (Mushfiqur Rahim) and Mominul (Haque) spoke very emotionally. They spoke in Bengali.
I can see there's no tall poppies in the dressing room.»
The Sylhet test victory was only Bangladesh's second against New Zealand in 18 meetings, and it came courtesy of captain Najmul Hossain Shanto's second-innings century. In doing so, Shanto became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to hit a century on his debut as captain.
«Captaincy and leadership are two things,» Hathurusingha said. "(Shanto's) captaincy was excellent.
He was tactically on the mark. He was step ahead of the game most of the time. Very impressive field placings as well.
Sometimes unorthodox, but very effective.
"(His) leadership was excellent. He led from the front with his performance. He was commanding respect, and demanding the standard.
