Following the World Cup debacle, the Bangladesh Test side won against New Zealand in Sylhet in conditions where home advantage was present but there was a bit for everybody, including batters. The propensity to hide behind results are all too prevalent in Bangladesh cricket and this time a Test series win – first against a big Test nation -- could be the antidote to World Cup's disaster, given the nature of the wicket prepared in Mirpur for the second Test.

Mushfiqur Rahim is unlikely to take part in the second Test against New Zealand, starting from March 8 at Basin Reserve in Wellington as the wicket-keeper batsman is yet to recover fully from the multiple injuries sustained during the ODI series.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan said yesterday that Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan should not return to cricket unless he has fully recovered from a left little finger injury and that it is not absolutely important for him to feature in the third Test in New Zealand from February 16.