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Chittagong, May 22: Having made a strong comeback after being
down in the dumps in the first innings of the Test match against
India, Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar said his side would go
into the second Test with a psychological advantage.
"We will have a little psychological advantage. After being
eight down for 148, we reached 238 and then bowled really well.
This will give us a little edge mentally,." Bashar told
reporters here.
Bashar conceded that his side found it difficult to adjust to
the conditions as they were playing Test match after a long
time.
"We are playing Tests after a long time. It was a little
difficult to adjust and contain them in the first innings. But
we did not play very badly and let them dominate totally." "In
the second innings we batted well and the bowlers took some good
wickets,"he added.
On whether he expected a declaration, Bashar said, "We thought
India would declare. The game was already dead. The only way to
bring back some life into the match was an early declaration. If
I was in place of Rahul I might have declared too." Talking
about his own form, Bashar said "I think I batted well in the
second innings. In the second I needed to get a start. I got it
and am happy to have got some useful runs." (Agencies)
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