Bangladesh head coach Rusell Domingo wants more first-class games for players
Bangladesh recently lost a Test series against West Indies.
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Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo has insisted that Bangladesh players need to be involved in more first-class matches in order to improve in the Test format. To note, Bangladesh recently lost a two-match Test series against West Indies. Before that, they also suffered defeats against Sri Lanka and South Africa in the Test format.
Under the management of Domingo, Bangladesh has done exceptionally well in the 50-over format after winning 17 out of 23 matches. However, they are doing poorly in the Test format, losing 15 out of 20 games. The head coach has expressed his concern on the matter.
I am not here to judge any of the formats that are being played in Bangladesh: Rusell Domingo
“I am not here to judge any of the formats that are being played in Bangladesh. The big concern is of course the number of four-day games the guys play,” Domingo told reporters on Friday when he was asked whether he feels the lack of quality in first-class cricket is responsible for their below-par performance in Test cricket.
“I think there are four-five (first-class) games a year. So Bijoy (Anamul) joined us in the Test team but hasn’t played a red-ball game for over a year. That’s difficult to do. Maybe not the quality but the number of games and I think they need to play more games. Bangladesh ‘A’ tours are so important, as well as domestic four-day matches. The numbers of games are important and maybe they are not playing enough of it,” he said.
“Can’t talk of the standards as I haven’t seen much of it. England are playing 15-16 four-day games a year, South Africa are playing 10. Australia are playing 11 or 12 and we have played four or five and Bijoy (Anamul) is a great example. To come into a Test team without playing four-day matches for over a year is very difficult,” he added further.
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