Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim wants his team to play more Test matches
Monday 24 October 2016 11:28, UK
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim says he was pleased with the display in the first Test against England and hopes their programme of Test matches can be expanded.
Rahim's side were beaten by 22 runs in Chittagong, after an absorbing encounter which swung back and forth over the five days.
However, it was Bangladesh's first Test for 15 months and, despite making his debut in 2005, Rahim has only earned 49 caps so far.
"You can always improve if you play more Tests," said Rahim after the match.
"I have felt that each of my Tests has been like a debut game, and I have played 49 Tests so far.
"I think we should play more Tests, which will give you more consistency in the other formats."
Bangladesh entered the fifth and final day of the Test needing just 33 runs for victory with two wickets left, but could only add 10 to their overnight score.
"We can take a lot of positives," Rahim added. "Miraz (Mehedi Hasan) and Shakib (Al Hasan) bowled well. Tamim (Iqbal) batted well. It was a good Test for Bangladesh
"If we would have won, we wouldn't become an extraordinary Test side.
"But we ended up achieving much of what we had set ourselves."
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