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“We have to bowl patiently and wait for their mistakes,” Taskin Ahmed ahead of the first Test against India

Bangladesh speed bowler Taskin Ahmed stated on Monday that he is unsure whether he would be eligible for the first Test because of a back problem that prompted him to be rested in the first two ODIs and only allowed him to play in the series finale.

India will play Bangladesh in the opening match of the two-match Test series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on December 14, and it will be a true test of Bangladesh’s bowling attack, as they will be facing one of the finest Test batting units on a pitch considered as a hitting paradise.

“The team management is concerned about my workload build-up. I have just returned from an injury, so I am working on increasing workload build-up, fitness and bowling load. If I can fulfill the load before this game, they may think of playing me. If not, then I might not play this Test. I might be playing the second Test in that case. I have spoken to them about it. I am following my workload plan,” Taskin stated.

Taskin stated that they must be a bowling unit capable of bowling on any surface and that he is unwilling to make excuses about surfaces.

“Fast bowlers ideally want to bowl on green tops. Conditions are not in our hands. We have got slow and flat tracks in South Africa and New Zealand,” said Taskin.

“We have to make ourselves so skilful that we can bowl well on all types of wickets. Great bowlers are also getting five-fors on flat tracks. We have to focus on our self-improvement rather than conditions. As a pace bowling group, we are hungry for improvement. We are all in it together. Work ethic has improved. This is all we have in our hands. The management is with us, so if our desire remains, we can do better,” he added.

In this year’s eight Tests, Bangladesh bowlers have taken 51 wickets, indicating that their recent performance has been positive.

“Chattogram is a batting paradise in Bangladesh. It has never been easy for fast bowlers here. We are improving but we are yet to get favourable wickets. It is usually a batting track,” Taskin explained.

Bangladesh speed bowler Taskin Ahmed remarked that his bowling unit has to have patience against India on the flat pitch in Chattogram as attempting to push anything will barely take them anywhere.

“If we try to force the issue, it won’t work in our favour. We will leak runs. They are good players, so we have to get the new ball to swing a bit. Maybe get a reverse swing with the old ball,” he added.

“We have to try to break their patience. We have to bowl patiently and wait for their mistakes. It won’t be right to say that we want to blow them away,” he said, adding that they need to take the game to the fifth day. Test cricket is always challenging. We have won Test matches by taking it to the fifth day, so here too, we have to take the game into the fifth day,” he remarked.

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