Few expected Mominul Haque and his men to upset India on their home soil, but the tourists' back-to-back defeats, both inside three days, underlined just how much Bangladesh have stagnated in the long format. Since debuting as a Test nation in 2000, Bangladesh have played 117 matches and won 13, six of them against Zimbabwe who are currently 11th in the official Test rankings.The 2-0 drubbing they received in India follows similar losses in South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand.Over-reliance on spinners, lack of quality pace bowlers and technical inadequacy of their batsmen bred on low and slow pitches are often blamed for their struggles abroad.
Mominul accepted the progress has been tardy though he expected a turnaround."You need quality pace bowlers to improve in Test cricket," the 28-year-old said after beginning his captaincy tenure with a 2-0 loss against India.
"But we're now getting sporting wickets and quality pace bowlers are coming through the ranks. So I'm optimistic of improvement."
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