Bangladesh seamer Taskin Ahmed 'really excited' for Test series in Australia

Bangladesh seamer Taskin Ahmed 'really excited' for Test series in Australia

The visitors will their first game in the longest format in Australian soil in 23 years when the first Test of the two-match series starts in Darwin from Thursday.

Taskin has played in Australia before, at the ODI World Cup in 2015 and the T20 World Cup in 2022. while he was also part of the Bangladesh U19 team that toured Down Under for the 2012 World Cup.

The 31-year-old spoke about how he admired the "legendary" Australia players and will look to seek out advice from the pace-bowing unit of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland.

"We are really honoured to be here to be playing the Test series against Australia," Taskin said. "No doubt Australia is one of the biggest teams in the world and playing in Australia against Australia in Test cricket, it's a really proud moment for every one of our players.

"So, definitely that won't be an easy series for us, but still, we are hoping to do really well in the upcoming Australia series.

"From my childhood, I've been watching Australia team players, like great fast bowlers, legendary players," Taskin said. "Really now I have the opportunity to play against them. So I'm really excited.

"Australia is my favourite place to bowl. I have been watching all of them, Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins, even Boland also doing well. If I have a chance to chat with them, definitely I will do."

Bangladesh won a first-ever ODI series against the Aussies at home in June, where Taskin was part of a bowling unit that rattled the tourists with pace and bounce.

While the format and starting line-up from the hosts will be much different, the Tigers can take confidence from their performances.

"That was a really great series for us, especially because normally, traditionally in Mirpur, it used to be a turning and slow wicket, but the last series was pretty sporting conditions," Taskin said.

"We all played a good series and we won against Australia. That's giving us really good confidence to play against them. But still, home and away, there is a big difference."

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