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Friday, August 12, 2011

Shahriar hopes Bangladesh will bounce back against Zimbabwe in ODI series

Bangladesh's top-order batsman Shahriar Nafees believes his side can bounce back against Zimbabwe in the ODI series which begins Harare on Friday.The 25-year-old also speaks on this week's edition of ICC Cricket World about Bangladesh's recent Test defeat to Zimbabwe and discusses how his side can improve to beat the African side."Zimbabwe should be congratulated on beating us. They were better all-round and well prepared. I don't think we were complacent but they played better cricket over the five days. I think our fast bowlers did a pretty good job in the Test and a few of the batsmen showed they're in good touch. Losing the Test was a wake-up call for us so it's about turning it around and winning the (ODI) series."I think it is going to be a tough ODI series but it is a series we can win. Zimbabwe will challenge us but I believe we will win, not comfortably but convincingly. Player to watch in the series will be is Abdul Razzak who has been a great cricketer for Bangladesh since he started playing for us. I think he'll be a key part in this series even if the conditions aren't the same as Bangladesh," he says.The show can be used in whole or part by radio stations that want free cricket content for editorial use, while the public can alsoAlso on this week's show, Zimbabwe's chief selector Alistair Campbell talks about the side's return to Test cricket and the processes that have been set in place to bring the side back onto the longest format of the game."I'm very proud. It's been a long haul to be out the Test arena for six years. We set a goal when I came on board two years ago that we would be back playing in two years and we have managed it. "We had to create a comprehensive first-class system, a better administration system, the grounds, the facilities. We had to get all our ducks in a row before we got back to playing Test match cricket - it's been a long process but I'm delighted everything is falling into place. We've obviously got Bangladesh now and then Pakistan and Australia so an exciting summer ahead," says Campbell.Also on the show is England captain Andrew Strauss who talks about what it would mean to claim the number-one position in the Reliance ICC Test Championship should they beat India in the current Test match in Birmingham."It should be everyone's ultimate goal to be number-one in the world. But it is more of a long term goal for us to be number-one for a long period of time and in order to do that we need to continue to make long term improvements," comments Strauss.