|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said on Thursday that he is looking forward to introduce a new Test culture by backing the pace bowlers in the longer format cricket.

Bangladesh lost their last six Test matches and looks desperate to come back in the winning track by clinching the one-off Test series against Zimbabwe, starting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Former head coach Chandika Hathurusingha invented the formula of decorating their Test bowling line-up with all-out spinners to get the most from the low and slow wicket that proved dividend against England in 2016.   

“Winning is of paramount importance but we do need to develop a Test culture within the playing group. For Bangladesh to improve in Tests, we can’t play on raging turners all the time. We pick one seamer, and then we go to India, South Africa or Australia, we wonder who our three seamers are because they haven’t played any cricket. It is a fine balance. We know the strength of the team is playing on spinning wickets particularly when you play teams like Australia, New Zealand or South Africa,’’ he said.

‘’You want the wickets to spin. But we also have to learn how to play on good wickets, so that our seamers can be in the game. If we play on a tough wicket, the batsmen can’t get big hundreds. It also puts the bowlers in a false sense of security that they think they are great bowlers because the wicket is spinning. It is a tough thing for the team to come to grips with, but it is something that I am pretty strong about. We need to play on good wickets so that we can develop our game not just in Bangladesh but outside too,’’ he said.