The Tigers were whitewashed in the Test series after losing the one-day series 2-1 but Bashar believed that they had some achievements in the series to feel some comfort.

"If you make a postmortem, you will definitely find visible improvement. What made us most happy that we removed the tag that we had been too bad against Sri Lanka in the past. The one-day victory erased bitter memories and I think our Test performance was not bad at all if you consider our previous series," Bashar explained.

"True, we have failed to fulfil our expectation because it could have been a much better series. But I think the overall performance was not frustrating. We can emerge as a much better side if we rectify some small mistakes. We have to work hard to correct those mistakes," he added.

Bashar said that they were not completely found wanting against champion off-spinner Muttiah Muralidaran this time.

"You should accept the fact that he will take wickets against any team. And no doubt, he was successful against us but I honestly believe that unlike the past we have showed lot of characters against him in this series. We even forced the Sri Lanka captain to take him out of attack for a few times and it is not a joke."

Accepting Muralidaran's claim that the home batsmen lacked patience, Bashar said, "It's true but you should understand that this is a young side and they are still learning. I am hopeful about the young players' potential and I believe that they need time to make impression at this level.

"Shahadat (Hossain) was brilliant and no doubt he is the finding of the series. I hope his career remains injury-free. I have never got my best bowling pair because of injury problems. It would be nice for me if Shahadat shared the new ball with Mashrafee Bin Mortuza."

The 33-year-old also said that they are looking forward to play good cricket against Kenya in the four-match one-day series later this month.

"We have had a very good record of beating world's best teams in the recent past but there is no scope to take Kenya lightly. Kenya are a very good one-day side and their record against us is very good. So we have to be careful. But I am confident that we can show our supremacy against them," he said.