<p>“There is nothing much for bowlers in the pitch. But we need to patient in these kinds of pitches, as taking wickets in a sniff is not easy. We hope we can use morning conditions and make some early inroads tomorrow,” Kirsten said here on Tuesday.<br /><br />“Zaheer is a master of reverse swing and he was getting a bit of that in the evening, hopefully he can get some early wickets tomorrow,” he added.<br /><br />The former South African opener said it was an entertaining experience to watch Tamim Iqbal batting. The left-handed opener made 151, the second highest individual score in Tests for Bangladesh, to give his team a glimmer of hope.<br /><br />“It was entertaining to watch him bat as he is an aggressive batsman. But we are happy to get his wicket towards the end of the day’s play,” Kirsten said.<br />The day’s protagonist, Iqbal, said it was a special experience for him to get runs against India. <br /><br />“It was special for me to get runs against India, a different experience. India are the world’s number one side, so it’s special to get runs against them,” Iqbal said.<br /><br />Agressive approach<br />On his aggressive approach, Iqbal said, “This is the way to play Test cricket. Coach Jamie Siddons told me to enjoy the game and bat in my natural way. I have always believed that I can score runs against any side in the world. I am sure now more hundreds will come for me.”<br /><br />On the support and encouragement from the dressing room, he said, “When Virender Sehwag bowled a lot of balls outside off-stump, they were shouting from dressing room, ‘don’t touch it’.”</p>
<p>“There is nothing much for bowlers in the pitch. But we need to patient in these kinds of pitches, as taking wickets in a sniff is not easy. We hope we can use morning conditions and make some early inroads tomorrow,” Kirsten said here on Tuesday.<br /><br />“Zaheer is a master of reverse swing and he was getting a bit of that in the evening, hopefully he can get some early wickets tomorrow,” he added.<br /><br />The former South African opener said it was an entertaining experience to watch Tamim Iqbal batting. The left-handed opener made 151, the second highest individual score in Tests for Bangladesh, to give his team a glimmer of hope.<br /><br />“It was entertaining to watch him bat as he is an aggressive batsman. But we are happy to get his wicket towards the end of the day’s play,” Kirsten said.<br />The day’s protagonist, Iqbal, said it was a special experience for him to get runs against India. <br /><br />“It was special for me to get runs against India, a different experience. India are the world’s number one side, so it’s special to get runs against them,” Iqbal said.<br /><br />Agressive approach<br />On his aggressive approach, Iqbal said, “This is the way to play Test cricket. Coach Jamie Siddons told me to enjoy the game and bat in my natural way. I have always believed that I can score runs against any side in the world. I am sure now more hundreds will come for me.”<br /><br />On the support and encouragement from the dressing room, he said, “When Virender Sehwag bowled a lot of balls outside off-stump, they were shouting from dressing room, ‘don’t touch it’.”</p>
