B’desh captain looks forward to put on a good show against Pakistan

He said the atmosphere is good for cricket in Pakistan and now the stage has come to perform well.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Bangladesh Captain Muhammadullah Riyad on Thursday said that he is happy to come to Pakistan again and his team will be putting up good performance to beat worlds top notch T20 team Pakistan and his team look forward to play exciting cricket in the series.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Thursday, he did not agree to a questioner that security will be their main concern in the tour. “The moment we boarded the plane we set-a-side this factor (security) and our full concentration is to play quality cricket to achieve good results,” he said.

“Pakistan team is the world champions and it played good cricket in its T20 matches in the past but at the same time our performance in our two previous international T20 series is quite good and we look forward to repeat similar show against Pakistan in their own backyard,” said the touring captain in a confident tone.

To a question ,he said, his team is a blend of experience and youth and team’s main strength will be good performance on part of all the players though a lot of hopes have been pinned with the young players in the side.

“I think everybody will be aiming to play his best cricket and such a positive thought can be key to success “,said the Bangladesh captain.

“If I get the chance to bat in the top order ,I will be happy but at the same time it is important to contribute for the team and I think that every team member has the similar mindset,” he continued.

He urged the young players of the team to live up to the expectations and perform well in the exciting format of the game and expressed the hope that they are up to the same task.

He said the atmosphere is good for cricket in Pakistan and now the stage has come to perform well. “It is good to be back in Pakistan, I have been here before and i will enjoy playing cricket to inspire his team to success,” he asserted.

Answering a question he said they were not expecting such a reception upon teams arrival in Pakistan and they did not experience it before and he is loving it at the moment.

“As far as security is concerned, I think Pakistan has provided us the best security and I am really delighted with such arrangements,” said the touring captain.

He praised the batting talent of Pak captain Babar Azam and said he is giving good performance in all the three formats of the game which is evident from his top ranking in the T20.

“We will be taking into consideration the batting strength of Pakistani players and we will be planning accordingly to counter them,” he said adding “The tour of Pakistan is a part of our preparations for the World Cup and a chance to win in Pakistan and we are look forward to it.”