New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi believed that there was more assistance for the spinners in the Mirpur wicket than the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
The 20-year old leg-break bowler, who was born in Punjab, India, said that the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium offered more for the slower bowlers while talking to reporters in Dhaka on Saturday.
Having said that, Sodhi also thought that the sub-continent batsmen countered spin bowling well.
‘I enjoyed bowling in Dhaka. The wicket was offering me quite a bit in the first innings. There was quite a bit there in the second morning [as well],’ said Sodhi.
‘Chittagong was tougher, slow and low. The ball turned very slowly and the batsmen are good players of spin,’ he said.
Sodhi, who picked up six wickets on his debut series which included two Tests against Bangladesh, expressed his delight after making his bow in the longer version format.
‘It was a long time coming and I had pictured my [first] test wicket in my mind a million times. It didn’t look like how I got it. You have to take them when they come,’ said Sodhi. ‘I was lucky to get that first wicket. To say I got six wickets is massive for me at this stage. I can never expect this to happen, so soon.
‘It was something you dream of growing up as a child. It is almost surreal when it does happen. Once you shake off the nerves, you are into it. It has been pretty awesome.
‘The first couple of days, it felt like I was in a cartoon. It took some time to shake off the nerves. Once I got a wicket, I settled down and understood my role. I started to get into the fight a little bit more,’ he added.
-With New Age input
