The moments of glory and anguish in one-day cricket over the last year is now over for the Tigers, as they once again enter into the real world of cricket when they meet formidable India in the first of the two-match series at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium.

One man however can claim that he is going to enter into his 'comfort zone' and it was none other than the Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar, who is undoubtedly the best Bangladeshi Test batsman with a healthy average of 34.60 in 42 Tests -- a stark contrast to his one-day career.

"There lies a big challenge for us with the Test series but personally it gave me some sort of relief. I think it gives me an opportunity to, at least, put aside all the question marks over my one-day career for a while. I feel comfortable in Test but I don't know why," said the 34-year old skipper, who scored three centuries and 24 half-centuries.

Despite the fact that they have been out of Test cricket for too long, the Tigers' captain kept his faith on the boys by saying that they would be very happy if they can manage a draw.

"It is not going to be easy to play Test cricket after a long time. It would have been very nice for us if we could play some Tests during this period. But we played a lot of ODIs in the last year. Some new boys came into the side and we started to perform as a team during this time. The boys are keen to play Test cricket and as a team we are prepared to take the challenge," said a confident Bashar, under whom his side played 35 one-day matches during that period.

"I want to make them (boys) understand that there is no difference in technicality between two versions of the game these days rather it's more than of a mental setting. We just have to play risk-free cricket," he added.

The cold-hit skipper was however little worried with the seasonal viral fever that has hit his side and fear of more casualty as ace batsman Mohammad Ashraful just recovered from illness while inform Tushar Imran left out from the team because of high temperature.

"I am hopeful of making the final eleven as I feel lot better today (Thursday). But Tushar Imran's condition is not so good. He is suffering from fever and definitely is out of the first Test. Actually I must admit that it is going to be very difficult to adjust in this condition. At the same time, it is true that sometimes you can play the match without being 100 per cent fit. For that you have to have a strong mentality," he explained.

Bangladesh are going to play with four specialists bowlers -- two seamers and two left-arm spinners -- and Bashar said that they will have to battle with the wicket and weather.

The team think-tank picked up Shahadat Hossain in place of Syed Rasel to use his speed but Bangladesh captain was looking forward to his other new ball bowler Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.

"Shahadat can be very effective even in such a batting paradise but what makes me happy is that Mashrafe is in his best form. In his last Test series, he was not in rhythm but fortunately he not only got it back but is bowling at good pace," said an excited Bashar.

The most successful Bangladesh captain said that they have to make a good start to be competitive in the series.

"India better at Tests. Moreover, prior to the Test series they won the ODI series by 2-0. So definitely they have the edge. But when the game starts, both teams start from zero. I think it is important for us to start the match on the right note. That will set the tone," he observed.

Outgoing Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore hogged the spotlight in other way as an aspirant of the next India coach but Bashar ensured to everybody that the issue hardly effected the team as they are only focussed on their game.