DHAKA, July 14, 2022 (BSS)-Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal said their hunger
to prove a point after a disastrous Test and T20 series led them to the ODI
series victory over West Indies eventually.

The Tigers came here with an aspiration to win the series in all format of
cricket but the dream was shattered as they were whitewashed in the two-match
Test against a young West Indies side and then lost the three-match T20
series by 2-0 (first game ended in a no result due to rain).

Bangladesh were already without the service of Mushfiqur Rahim, who skipped
the tour due to perform Hajj and later lost Yasir Ali to injury during the
series. Thereafter Shakib Al Hasan took a rest from the ODI series but since
it was their favoured format, Tamim was upbeat to beat this inexperienced
West Indies side. However apart from hunger it wouldn't have been possible,
according to Tamim.

"The confidence will be up and down when you will be without three crucial
players. But the rest of the players who played covered their absence very
well," Tamim said after the second game which Bangladesh won by nine wickets
to seal the three-match ODI series with a game to spare.

 
Bangladesh won the rain-curtailed first game by six wickets, thanks to their
bowlers' disciplined bowling show.

"Down the line, everyone is hungry to win the game. Everyone tried their
level best to win the Test and T20 matches but result didn't come our favour.
But we wanted to win at least one series before we return to the country.
Everyone in this side was upbeat and played their role well to win us the
series."

While Bangladesh looked absolute vulnerable in Test and T20 series, they
turned the tide in emphatic way in ODI series whereas the core group of
players were same in all three formats. Tamim said it is because they are
quite comfortable to play 50-over cricket.

"I think we feel comfortable in this format. If you look at our domestic
cricket, you will see, our Dhaka Premier League (DPL) is quite competitive.
May be therefore we play ODI cricket well."