We to play aggressive game: Mashrafe

Sport Correspondent, from Dambulla: Ahead of the third and series-deciding ODI at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground on Saturday and on the cusp of a win that will continue the history-making theme on the tour of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza expect to see his team to play an aggressive cricket in the match.

He said at the pre-match press conference on Saturday afternoon, "It is very difficult to play with too much caution, because you cannot play your best that way."

"Either you will have to be in a defensive mode or you have to be attacking. And if you want to win a game of cricket, you can’t do it being defensive," he added.

He then talked about the importance of the second of his defining qualities. "I think being relaxed is very important, because the team has won two matches on the trot, be it Test or ODI. So being relaxed is very important and to play according to the plans put in place. But I will always want that we play the aggressive game."


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