||CF Correspondent||

Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes is trying to adapt to the prevailing system in Bangladesh in order to get the best out of the team rather than focusing on starting a new cricket culture.

Rhodes began his stint with Bangladesh on a completely wrong note as the Tigers were crushed by West Indies in a two-match Test series in July. Though Bangladesh made a remarkable progress in the shorter formats their strength in the longer formats have often been questioned.

There is a buzz going around on whether it is the right time to make some new plans to make Bangladesh more competitive in Test cricket. However, Rhodes certainly does not second such thought.

“Bangladesh have a certain style of playing, and it is not for me to change it. It is for me to work with it, and develop other areas in which we can still improve,” Rhodes told reporters at the Sylhet International Stadium on Thursday.

“I am not a coach coming here to change the things we do really well. I want to enhance that even more.

“We have got guys who can get centuries. Mominul scored a century in each innings just three Tests ago. We know that people can score runs. We know our spinners are excellent and can cause devastation in the opposition team. We also know that we can bowl better and find taller, quicker, hit-the-deck bowlers,” he said.

Rhodes added that he is trying to make some slight changes so that the Tigers can be competitive abroad.

“There’s a slight change. It is what we are focusing on. Also, the ability of our batsmen to do well away from home, which might mean some slight tactical and technical tinkers that will make batting easier in those conditions.

“We have a lot of work to do to be a good Test team. We have learned a way of playing in Bangladesh that makes us compete with the best. When we go away from home, we need to learn how to bowl on those wickets.