Najmul Hossain Shanto, batting for Bangladesh, was able to translate his white-ball form into Test cricket.
On the first day of the sole Test match, which took place on Wednesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, the left-handed batter pounded 146 runs off 175 balls. Afghanistan was the opposing team in this match.
Shanto made things clear by saying that he does the celebration after managing to score runs and that it was solely for the purpose of rejoicing his accomplishments. The top-order batter, who has been the subject of trolling on social media, marked his first Test ton at home with his trademark ‘flying kiss’ celebration, which many thought was directed at his doubters. However, Shanto marked his first Test ton at home with his trademark ‘flying kiss’ celebration.
When I don’t score runs, I just can’t bring myself to celebrate. I felt like celebrating after scoring runs. It is not intended at anybody in particular. On Wednesday, he explained to the press that he does it for himself.
“Of course, scoring a century is a remarkable accomplishment, particularly when you’re playing at your own ground. This is one of the greatest arenas for us, and taking everything into consideration, it is a really unique opportunity,” he said.
Shanto was awarded the player of the series trophy in both of the Tigers’ most recent one-day international series, which were played against England and Ireland. However, he was unable to carry his success over into the red-ball game; before to this innings, he had only achieved a single half-century in the 10 innings that were played in this format.