West Indies wary of spinners?
It can be said that if West Indies plan to win the Dhaka Test and tie the series 1-1, they will have to deal with the Bangladesh spinners better than they did in the first Test in Chattogram, which the visitors lost by 64 runs. West Indies' struggle to handle the Tigers' spinners was evident through the way they lost all twenty wickets over the two innings of that match.
Bangladesh are likely to apply the same four-man spin attack, comprised of captain Shakib Al Hasan, Taijul Islam, Mehedi Hasan Miraz and 17-year old Nayeem Hasan, in the Dhaka Test as well.
In turn, West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite said that they need to trust their technique and have a clear plan to tackle the spin quartet.
"Staying positive on this type of wicket is key. The bounce varied a lot in the first Test. We need to have faith in our defence and attacking methods. I think the key is to stay light on our feet and take each ball as it comes. I think we need to have clear minds on how we are going to do it [playing against the spinners]."
Brathwaite believes that his players have the resilience to bounce back and win the Dhaka leg but first they will need to rectify the mistakes they made in Chattogram.
"I think we gave them [Bangladesh] 40-50 runs more in the first innings. We also dropped four catches. We need to improve on those aspects and also get some starts from the top five and get a big total in the first innings, it will put us in the right place to draw the series."
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