Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said on Sunday (August 23, 2026) his team had taken a lot of confidence from their two-Test series in Australia and were keen to return as they aim for more consistency.
The visitors stunned the world’s top-ranked side with a nine-wicket win in Darwin last week, their first on Australian soil and one considered their greatest of all time. It was their first Test tour of Australia in 23 years and Najmul said they wanted to come back to better understand the conditions, with the pitch in Mackay fast and bouncy.
“So if we have that ability, that chance to play every single year, it will help us to improve our game.
“I think it was a very proud moment as a team, and we showed our character and discipline in the first Test,” he said. “They showed their character, and we didn’t play our best best match,” said Najmul. “But as a team if we want to go forward we need to address these conditions and I think this experience will help us moving forward.”