Bangladesh needs to get mentally tougher, says Mortaza

It was the first time that the Tigers had reached the last four of a major tournament but Mortaza was in no mood for self-congratulation. “Yes, obviously the boys should feel pride, but I think in a tournament like this, you have to be, I think, physically or skill-wise at your peak,” he said. 

“Yes, we are coming up still. We need to learn so many things. But I think we need to be a little bit more ready mentally for playing this sort of match,” he added. The weakest part of Bangladesh’s performance was with the ball where they failed to put any real pressure on India. 

“We have to learn a bit more, how to stop runs on that sort of wicket. We can’t just be hoping to take wickets all the time. So I know we have to learn a little bit more how can we stop runs and put pressure on the opponent,” Mortaza said.