I thought people would call me crazy if I talked about winning the Test against New Zealand: Mominul Haque Cricket News – Times of India

Mount Maunganui (New Zealand): Bangladesh captain mominul haq He thought he would be labeled “crazy” if he even mentioned his team’s ambition to win Test matches. New Zealand,
So, it was not surprising when he went down to reveal how Bangladesh felt in one of their biggest Test wins of all time at the picturesque Bay Oval on Wednesday.

After going to bed at the end of the fourth and final day of play, the tourists had a real chance to write history, but Mominul still could not sleep.
“I can’t describe it, it’s unbelievable. I couldn’t sleep yesterday because of the pressure,” Mominul told reporters after his team’s eight-wicket win.

“To be honest, we didn’t think of winning a Test match at all. If I said we were aiming for a win, people would call me crazy. Our aim was to prepare well and play according to the process.” she added.

for its opposite number Tom Latham However, it was plain and simple a surprise at the patience shown by the visitors.
fast bowler Ebadot Hussein Took a career-best 6-46 beating Bangladesh World Test Champions New Zealand By eight wickets for their first win in New Zealand.
Abadot had taken Bangladesh to the brink of a famous victory by the end of the fourth day when he had figures of 4-39.
He added to his tally on the fifth morning as New Zealand were bowled out for 169 in their second innings, their lowest score against Bangladesh.

“I told the bowlers that we need to bowl the same way we did on the fourth day and we won’t go for wickets. You can say if we don’t go for wickets, how are we going to get them out?” Mominul said.
“The plan was that we can’t leak runs while going for the wicket. We just wanted to put pressure on them and if the result comes, it is fine,” he said.
Chasing 40 to script a memorable win, Bangladesh lost two wickets to reach the target with Mominul and the former captain Mushfiqur Rahman completing the task
The result ended New Zealand’s 17-match run without defeat on home soil.

“Winning this Test match was very important. Two years ago, we had not played that much Test cricket, so we were keen to improve.
“I think it was a team performance, we did very well in all three departments. Our bowlers used the moisture really well, and the batsmen did really well. I said earlier that we have to owe our legacy. Need to win this test match.
“We didn’t focus too much on the outcome of the Test matches, we tried to focus on the process,” Mominul said.
The second test match of the two-match series will be played here Hagley Oval in Christchurch from 9-13 January, and the home team will be keen to come back strongly and restore parity.
Latham, who led New Zealand in the game, was left with two missed opportunities for his team after a shocking defeat.
He said in the post-match press conference that he was surprised by Bangladesh’s performance.
“Both (to my surprise), the way he was able to bat for long and the way he worked with the ball. It was a passionate performance. He took every opportunity when the game was on the line,” Latham said. he said.
“They will be excited when we go to Hagley Oval[for the next game]so it will be important that we stay as a group and train well and give the game a tough fight at Hagley Oval.”
He said that he wants the bowlers to target the stumps more in the next Test.
“We could have attacked the stumps a little more. The ball was swinging but we haven’t played too many games here (Bay Oval). It was just the third Test here and we didn’t have much information whether we could have gone or not. No. A little tough at first.”