If stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly's centuries were the highlights in Indian part then it was the story of two local new ball bowlers -- Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain -- who showed some character, both with ball and bat, to ensure that their side will not go into the second Test in Dhaka empty handed.

So, the excitement was not missing in the Test, for a brief period of times though.

One might say that it would have been difficult for Bangladesh to draw the game had they played the full five days but still there was something encouraging in the Tigers' performance on their return to the Test fold after a thirteen-month break.

It would also be unfair to compare this draw with their previous two rain-effected games against Zimbabwe. Bangladesh tasted their two other Test draws -- one against the West Indies and other against Zimbabwe -- on their own credits.

After Mashrafe-Shahadat pair's valiant efforts in the first innings, the home team was happy about the way they batted in the second innings and that was the reason Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar said that they have got some psychological advantage before the second and final Test starting from Friday at Mirpur.

"Yes, there is a psychological advantage for us because we were eight down for 149 in the first innings but we still fought back well. And in the Indian second innings we did not let them play freely. Our bowlers did a good job as we took wickets regularly. These will help us in the second Test," explained the Tigers skipper, praising his two strike bowlers, who tested the vaunted Indian batting line-up.

"We played Test match after a long time. That is why we faced difficulties at the beginning. Rain did not help us either because it was really hard to concentrate after so many breaks. But at the end we finished off the game on a really good note," he said pointing at their second innings score where they made 104-2 in 28 overs.

He said that they could only be blemished for their first innings batting (238) and everything else was okay.

"Our first inning batting was not good enough. Other than that everything was quite okay.

"I am not frustrated because we did not let them dominate. They piled up a massive score in the first innings (387-8 declared) but we were taking wickets when needed. We bowled splendidly in the second innings and our batsmen also batted solidly on the last day," he observed.

The 34-year-old Bangladesh captain also said that it was not possible to chase down a target of 250 off 43 overs.

"We knew that India would declare at some point to keep the interest in the Test. But it was a real tough job to chase a total they set for us. It was really difficult. So our first priority was not to lose many wickets. It's definitely going to help us in the second Test," he said.

"While I was batting with Javed (Omar), I thought it was a real possibility. If we needed 100 from the last 15 overs, then we would definitely try to chase that down. I tried to stay at the crease till the end. But as we had many wickets in hand, I was tempted to give it a go. That's probably the cause of my dismissal," he continued.

But at the end what relieved the under-pressure Bashar most was his return among the runs after a second-ball duck in the first innings.

"I went out for a duck in the first innings. That is why the first run of the second innings was important. However I did not try to change my natural batting style. I got some runs today and it is a good feeling," he said.