Taskin Ahmed terms patience the key to success in India Tests

Taskin Ahmed in action [Source: Twitter]

After clinching the three-match ODI series by 2-1, Bangladesh are gearing up for the two-match Test series against India. 

Despite being a much-improved ODI team, the Tigers are yet to establish their feat in the purest format. 

On the contrary, India have been absolutely phenomenal, at home and overseas, in Test cricket in the last five-six years. So, it will be tough for the hosts to get the better of the Men in Blue, even in their own backyard. 

Experienced Bangladesh seamer Taskin Ahmed acknowledges India's prowess in the red-ball format and believes it won't be a cakewalk for the Tigers to win the series. 

However, he has come up with a piece of advice for his colleagues, asking them to test the Indian batters' patience with conventional bowling instead of trying something out of the box to get wickets. 

Here's what Taskin stated

"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 reverse swing with the old ball. 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."

The first Test between the two teams will be played in Chattogram, while the series decider will take place in Dhaka. 

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