Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo wants his team to follow the footsteps of India to grow after years of the bad show in the long format of the game. Moreover, he has identified winning an away test as one of their goals in 2020 as well. Since their debut as a Test-playing nation, Bangladesh have managed to win only 13 Tests out of 117 matches, with only four of them coming overseas.

Although they have a far better record in One Day Internationals but they recently lost to India. As far as Test series is concerned, they have lost two and they were within three days. This certainly gave an idea of how much they are behind in this format than other teams.

“Looking at how India play their cricket and developed their game over the last three or four years, it is something that we can aspire to do,” Russell Domingo told ESPNCricinfo. “The wickets they have prepared in domestic cricket, the group of fast bowlers that they have developed, the continuity in selection. We can take big learnings from playing against India in the test series.”

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Considered as a spin powerhouse, India have produced a formidable pace attack as well which has been instrumental in their rise to the top of the World Test championship where they registered seven wins in as many matches. Bangladesh will play their next test series in Pakistan with Rawalpindi hosting the first match on Feb. 7, and the importance of doing well in overseas tours is always important.

“There are big lessons in how far behind we are in tests,” further added Russell Domingo. “Our record hasn’t been great for a long period of time. A big challenge will be to win a test match away from Bangladesh, which is a big priority for us this year.”