Dean Elgar Pronounce Bangladesh as ‘Tough’ and ‘Dangerous’

Sep 17, 2017 at 8:34 PM

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Dean Elgar Pronounce Bangladesh as ‘Tough’ and ‘Dangerous’

South African opening Test batsman Dean Elgar, who is not ready to show complacency against Bangladesh, believes the visitors are capable of doing exceptionally well when it is their day in the gentleman’s game while mainly talking about the Test series scheduled later this month.

“Bangladesh can be very dangerous when things are running their way,” Elgar was quoted as saying by the Titans.

As the Bangladesh, has shown quality improvement across formats, the left-handed batsman Elgar, who revealed it’s always hard to maintain the good-run adding the Mushfiqur Rahim-led side could turn into a competitive team on any of the days.

“Bangladesh will be tough as opposition,” Elgar added.

Moreover, it is expected to be an exciting series, Bangladesh side has recently tied the two-match Test series 1-1 with Australia, as the hosts were routed 2-1 by England while donning the white jersey.

The Tigers are scheduled to play two-match Test series which begins on September 28 at Potchefstroom, before the limited-overs.

On the other side, it would be an interesting site to see how the Tigers would perform in their away fixtures, as they have shown the capability both with the bat and a ball outside the home fixture in the recent past.

According to the Elgar, who has been away from practice for at least three weeks, reiterated Bangladesh has turned into a dangerous side. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

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“I returned to practice this week. Feeling good. It was very necessary to break the mood in England after the Test series and county finish,” Elgar said.

In Tests, the World No. 2 ranked side’s batsman Elgar is hopeful to come good with the willow, in the forthcoming series while giving his best, in the impending Sunfoil Series for Titans owing to the domestic set-up.

“The preparation of one player in the test is the same. Want to score some runs in the four-day game before the start of the first Test,” Elgar asserted.

Elgar, who has played 39 Tests, scored 2,293 at an average of 38.86, further admitted the fact they have to give their all-round best.

“It doesn’t matter who it’s [practice game] against, you still have to tick the boxes,” Elgar maintained.

On to his preparations, Elgar believes there is a lot on offer for the hosts to observe visiting side during the four-day contest, before wrestling it out at the elite-level, in the red-ball cricket.

To get the idea of bouncy surfaces in South Africa, in the practice fixture the World ranked 9th in Tests Bangladesh will take on South Africa XI on September 21 (Thursday).

“There’s only the one four-day game before the Test series against Bangladesh,” Elgar concluded.

Interestingly, the two teams in the bilateral series are also scheduled to play three-match One-day internationals followed by two Twenty20 internationals matches.

Elgar has played six ODIs in which he scored 98 runs at an average of 24.50.

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