"Don't Talk About Pakistan": Bangladesh Star Litton Das Urges Reporters Ahead Of India Tests
The Bangladesh men's cricket team, after a historic series win against Pakistan, is already gearing up for the next challenge, a 2-Test assignment against India. The victory for Bangladesh against Pakistan was historic from points of views, but the team's star of the series, Litton Das, is keen to not talk about his side's results against Pakistan, but rather the upcoming challenge against India. During a chat with the media, Litton even urged reporters to not ask questions about the Pakistan win as that is in the past.
The fact that Bangladesh already want to focus on the matches against India and move past the euphoria of Pakistan win, speaks about a mental shift that was rarely seen before.
"We have played very well against Pakistan. That is already in the past," Litton said while speaking to reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. "Obviously, very important (to leave the Pakistan series behind) and you (the media) also need to help a bit. It would be better if you don't talk too much about the Pakistan series. There is a big challenging series ahead (against India). For me as a player, that is in the past (Pakistan Series). But we definitely gained confidence from that."
Das admitted that the India assignment will be a challenging one for his team, considering Rohit Sharma's men would be playing at home.
"When we play India at their home, they are always the better side. I wouldn't say it will be extremely challenging or very easy. They are a very good team in their own conditions. If you look at the rankings, they are so high up. So I think it will be a challenging series for us," he said.
"India is a big team and the ball will also change," Litton observed. "We rarely play with that ball. It