Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan insisted on playing Test cricket at regular basis, stating that if a team play this format after every five or six months, it would be
difficult to keep up the rhythm as the longer version game demands huge effort in physically and mentally.
Bangladesh played the last Test before hosting India in Chattogram last June and lost both of the two matches in the West Indies tour. After that, Shakib and his team was busy with playing white ball cricket.
Bangladesh handed India a 188-run victory by losing the last four wickets in just 49 minutes of play on the last day on Sunday.
"It was a good wicket to bat on but we didn't bat well (in the first innings). Playing Tests after 5-6 months is certainly not ideal but that cannot be an excuse. Credit must be given to India for the way they bowled.
They have created pressure by bowling as a unit,” Shakib said on Sunday after the match.
The captain of Bangladesh also showed the way to improve.
“We have to play good cricket on all five days of the Test. We actually needed four special innings to get a result against India.”
