Indians sledged me, called me “school boy”: Mushfiqur

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: January 22, 2010

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Chittagong: Bangladesh’s centurion in the second innings of the first test against India, which they lost by 113 runs, said after the match that the Indians resorted to sledging when he was batting well by calling him a “school boy” during the final day’s play of the match.

“The Indian bowlers picked me for sledging when I was batting well. They called me school boy. But I was enjoying it and answered it with my bat,” Mushfiqur, who scored a 114-ball 101, said at the post-match press conference after his side went down 0-1 in the two-Test series.

India’s stand-in skipper for the game, Virender Sehwag, who had called Bangladesh an “ordinary” side before the start of the game, refused to comment on Mushfiqur’s charge.

“I can’t do (say) anything about that (Mushfiqur’s charge),” Sehwag retorted without blinking an eyelid.

Mushfiqur also echoed the same sentiments as that of his captain Shakib Al Hasan, saying that South Africa and Australia are better sides than India.

Asked about what he considers India’s biggest strength is, Mushfiqur said, “Definitely batting. They have a strong batting line-up which is much better than their bowling. But Australia and South Africa are better sides than India.”

“Their (India’s) bowling was good in patches. Sometimes they bowled well but other times they were bowling badly,” added the Bangladeshi wicket-keeper who notched up his maiden century Thursday, which was also the fastest ton by a Bangladeshi batsman.

He said that if the Bangladeshi top order had showed some resilience, his side could have gone for a win or at least a draw. “The top order did not do well but we can improve in the next match. We bowled well in the match. Shakib (the captain) is our main bowler and he did really well in the match. I hope we can do better in the next match,” he said.

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