Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan conceded that his team were defeated in all three departments and that they need to be mentally prepared ahead of the second Test after the thrashing at the hands of hosts West Indies.
“We were beaten in all three departments,” Hasan said after the loss. “There are a lot of areas we need to work on in the next five days. It is very tough adapting to these conditions and we’re not used to this. We need to mentally prepare ourselves in the next five days and be ready.”
The visitors fared better the second time around than they did in their first essay, where they were bowled out for their lowest-ever Test total of 43. However, they could still only get 144 in reply to the Windies’ 406 and lost the game inside three days.
“It was very tough and we knew it was going to tough. We have to work on areas and pick ourselves,” Hasan said.
Hasan’s counterpart Jason Holder was happy to have started the series well and credited his bowlers for the victory. “We should have won against Sri Lanka too, a series to be won. Credit to the bowlers though,” he said.
