Najmul braves the Dhaka heat for special ton
Najmul Hossain Shanto had a golden opportunity to make a big score, having received multiple chances on the opening day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mirpur on Wednesday (June 14). He did register his third Test hundred but fell four short of 150 having looked good for a lot more against a bowling attack that appeared without sting and leaked runs at 4.58 an over. Najmul, though, wasn't too concerned over missing out on a potential double hundred, as he called his knock a 'special' effort. "No," he replied when asked if he felt any disappointment over getting out on 146. "I'm happy with whatever has happened. Scoring a century in a Test match is certainly special. Then, playing on our own home ground is definitely special. I didn't find the work easy. I tried to execute the plan I had for batting. My mind was clear about what I wanted to do. That's why I feel it might seem easy to you. But from the beginning, I had to struggle to ba