DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) \u2014 West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite says he expects Bangladesh to put up a tough fight on home turf when they kick off a two-Test series in Chittagong on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The visitors start the series as favourites having thumped Bangladesh in back-to-back Tests during their tour of the Caribbean in July.<\/p>\n
But Brathwaite exercised caution ahead of this week’s series opener, saying Bangladesh could exploit their home advantage against the visiting side.<\/p>\n
“There will be few challenges, we have to expect that,” he told reporters after a two-day warm-up match in Chittagong yesterday ended in a draw.<\/p>\n
“It won’t be so easy. Obviously they are very good at home. But we are ready for the challenges.”<\/p>\n
Bangladesh have upstaged Test giants England and Australia on home soil in the past two years, but then struggled against weaker sides Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in 2018.<\/p>\n
They managed a series draw against Test minnows Zimbabwe last week after their spinners salvaged a 218-run win in the second match after a shock 151-run defeat in the opener.
\nBrathwaite, who is standing in for Jason Holder, acknowledged the threat posed by Bangladesh seamers, who will reap the return of star all-rounder and skipper Shakib Al Hasan from injury.<\/p>\n
“(We are) expecting (a) slower type of pitch. Normal surfaces here, let’s see now what happens,” said Brathwaite.<\/p>\n
The opening batsman was happy with preparations for the tour, despite it following quick on the heels of a thrashing from India.<\/p>\n
The world’s top Test side beat the West Indies 2-0 in the longest form of the game before dominating the one-day international and Twenty20 international series 3-1 and 3-0 respectively.<\/p>\n
“We have come from India, and that I think was very good preparations for us before the first Test,” Brathwaite said.<\/p>\n
“Obviously quite similar conditions, so that will be good. The main thing is that the wicket is quite similar also.”<\/p>\n
The second Test will be held in Dhaka from November 30 to December 4.<\/p>\n
West Indies will also play three one-day internationals and Twenty20 internationals during their month-long series in Bangladesh from November 22 to December 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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