Liton Das entered the main field after batting for a long time in the indoor and outdoor nets of the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. Stopped forward at the center wicket, fielding coach Shane McDermott started with a throw-down for a six. After a while, he went to the left side wicket and played reverse sweep and reverse scoop one after the other. There were also some switch hits. Who will say the next day’s test match?

Not only on Monday, but Liton’s practice also had such sensational batting the previous day. Of course, he is not alone; Tamim Iqbal has also been seen playing aggressive shots whenever he gets a chance at the net. The fact that the team will try to play aggressive cricket in the match was made clear later in Mehdi Hasan Miraj’s press conference.

Bangladesh will play the only test against the new full member of the ICC on Tuesday after returning to Dhaka after a poor performance in two white ball series in Sylhet and Chittagong. Before the match, the Bangladesh team got the opportunity to practice for two days. Liton has brought the spirit of playing with the white ball to the red ball. He was seen in an aggressive role on both days. Tamim and Mushfiqur Rahim also played the ball shot in their zone.

In the last one and a half to two years, aggressive cricket has also entered into Tests due to the hand of England. Coached by Brendon McCullum, they have been very successful so far in their plan to put pressure on the opposition by picking up quick runs. Their success is now an example for many other countries.

Miraz’s words at the press conference ahead of the Test against the Irish hinted at embracing that aggressive style. “In modern cricket, attacking cricket is now being played in all editions. Test cricket too but as it is going on in the world now, everyone is playing aggressively. So of course we will also try.” Bangladesh also showed some glimpses of changing themselves in the limited overs series against Ireland. In the first two matches of the one-day series in Sylhet, they scored three and a half hundred. In the first two matches of the T20 series in Chittagong, the score exceeded 200.

However, as a team, there was no specific message from the team to play in the style of England, Miraz confirmed. “If we can play attacking cricket, then it is good. At the end of the day, running is important. If we can score 350-400 runs in 100 overs, it is good for the team, good for the country, and good for the cricketers.”

“It depends on the wicket. How the wicket is falling and how the bowler is bowling. At the end of the day, mindset is very important. Attacking cricket is very important in world cricket now. How we play, adapt ourselves, that’s important.”That is why Bangladesh will not play in a hurry. Rather, Miraj said that certain cricketers will decide to play aggressively considering the situation.

“To say aggressive cricket, Test cricket must be played like Test cricket. If a certain cricketer feels that, ‘It’s better for me if I play aggressive cricket.’ It is each cricketer’s plan as to what he will do. It depends on a cricketer.”