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Hyderabad: Seasoned all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, whose belligerent half- century helped rescue Bangladesh from a precarious position in the one-off cricket Test against India here on Saturday, is unfazed with the criticism for his aggressive approach in the traditional format.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old Shakib, who fell short of his fifth Test ton by a mere 18 runs, forged a vital 107-run fifth wicket stand with skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (81 not out) to help the visitors crawl back into the match after being reduced to 109\/4.<\/p>\n
“I played my shots, it was a good wicket and I felt once you get set it would be difficult for the bowlers to get wickets. Would have been nice to get a hundred, but Mushfiqur played well and Mehedi got his first fifty as well,” Shakib said after the third day’s play, with Bangladesh still trailing by 365 runs in the first innings.<\/p>\n
“It’s my natural game and I don’t change myself (his getting out giving a catch to mid-on). There will be criticism, but I would love to contribute to the team in my way,” he added.<\/p>\n
Hailing Rahim for his gritty innings, the former Bangladesh skipper said: “Mushfiqur applied himself brilliantly, survived the first 20-30 balls and hit the bad balls away too.”<\/p>\n
“He likes to get involved in everything. He had to be patient today for he needed this half-century, coming as it did after a long gap. He did perfectly what the team needed today,” he added.<\/p>\n
Shakib also praised the way India pacer Umesh Yadav bowled at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium wicket which had very little for the bowlers.<\/p>\n
“Obviously it wasn’t easy, Umesh was bowling especially well, moving the ball both ways. I needed to be positive and use soft hands quite often to counter him,” he said.<\/p>\n
Shakib reckoned that Sunday’s morning session will be crucial for the visitors and could decide the fate of the match.<\/p>\n
“I think that session will decide the fate of the match. We have to bat really well,” he said.<\/p>\n
“For us, it is still a long way in this Test as India is on the front foot right now. We have to really bat well,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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