Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe says Test series against Pakistan will be a different ball game

After their resounding thrashing of Pakistan in the ODI series, Bangladesh gave now set their sight on beating the tourists in the only Twenty20 International on Friday.

But skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza thinks the Test series will be the toughest challenge for the Tigers.
 
Bangladesh won the third lop-sided match on Wednesday by eight wickets to complete the historic whitewash of the 1992 world champions.
 
After Friday’s Twenty20 game, the hosts will play two Tests against Pakistan. 
 
The first match starts in Khulna on Apr 28 and the second one in Dhaka from May 6.
 
Mashrafe has been out of the Tests for a long time because of the injuries.
 
The pacer considers a draw in the Test series against Pakistan will be the best results Bangladesh can hope for, for now.
 
“Test series will be a bit more challenging. Everyone will be tested there. 
 
“Pakistan have some experienced Test batsmen. Misbah and others are here already,” Mashrafe said at the press conference after Wednesday’s match.
 
Pakistan’s dependable batsmen Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan and several other players arrived in Dhaka Wednesday to play the Tests.
 
The Bangladesh captain, however, hopes his team will be able to play their best in the Twenty20 match against the Pakistan team led by Shahid Afridi.
 
Mashrafe, who leads the Tigers in the ODI and Twenty20 formats, said, “We haven’t played T20 lately. But we are in a good rhythm.”
 
“We might need specialists to tackle some issues. But we have a day before the match. We’ll have to make adjustments fast,” he added.
 
The Tigers will play several more Twenty20 matches this year.
 
Mashrafe also hoped his teammates will fine-tune their skills in this format as quickly as possible.