Bangladesh will not drop intensity in final ODI against India, says Nasir Hossain

The third and final ODI against India may be a dead rubber, but Bangladesh allrounder Nasir Hossain says his side will not go easy on their neighbours.

Sports Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 23 June 2015, 05:27 PM
Updated : 23 June 2015, 09:32 PM

The hosts have already sealed the series with a game to spare. They beat India by 79 runs in the first and six wickets in the second.
 
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and his men now have their eyes on a potential third whitewash in a row after thrashing Zimbabwe and Pakistan.
 
Before Tuesday’s training, the team discussed they needed to play the last match with the intensity they would if they lost the first two, said Nasir.
 
Later Nasir attended a press conference on the eve of the match.
 
“We must play like that to win. Everyone must be serious. We won’t give them an inch.”
 
Despite knowing that India will come out with all guns blazing, the hosts are focussed on their own game only.
 
“The opponents’ plan of attack is not our concern. What we are doing is what matters to us. Every player has different roles and will act accordingly.”
 
He thinks players in the current team are getting into the habit of winning. 
 
"We have been playing together for a long time and I think we have become a good team," he said. 
 
"We have developed a habit of playing well in the last few series. We will try to continue with this.”
 
Nasir, however, believes the team will not become a top side until they do well in conditions at home and overseas for the next couple of years.
 
"I still wouldn't say we have become a big side. We are playing in home conditions. To be a top side, we have to play like this for 2-3 years."