Bangladesh go one step forward but two steps back in Zimbabwe series Test win

Bangladesh returned to their trusted formula of a turning track in the second Test against Zimbabwe. It begged the question whether the Bangladesh had moved one step forward but two steps back after dishing out such a surface, reports Cricbuzz.
The return of three spinners in the playing XI in Chattogram at the expense of a pace bowler appeared to show that Bangladesh reverted to old ways to salvage pride. This was after the hosts were embarrassed in the opening Test by the tourists when they handed them a defeat that also gave Zimbabwe their first Test victory in over three years.
Bangladesh's six-match losing streak at home ended with the victory over Zimbabwe, that came on the back of a tried and tested formula used by the hosts in the past, preparing wickets to assist spinners to humble the opponent.
Bangladesh's pace attack is considered to be growing from strength to strength in the recent past but reverting to three spinners in their last Test only suggests otherwise as many within the cricketing fraternity in Bangladesh questioned whether it was the right move against Zimbabwe rather than other cricketing powerhouses. Former national selector Habibul Bashar did not shied away from expressing his frustration.
"I hope it's just a one-off Test match (in Chattogram) probably we needed to win a Test match and we are thinking in that direction," Habibul told the online sports portal.
"It's very important how we are thinking and we all know that if we prepare wickets like this against Zimbabwe, we will win but we were coming out of a concept (over dependency on spinners) and I feel we don't need to play with this mindset (playing with three spinners in wickets assisting slow bowlers) against lowly ranked team.
"I think its fine when we go for this formula against teams like South Africa or Australia because against them we need to take home advantage and it is quite normal as other Test playing nations like India and others also do the same," he said.
"But there is a question mark about our performance abroad, which is a fact and we were trying to make our batters adapt in bouncy wickets and what I feel is that the first Test match we just couldn't do it but for that (losing the opening Test on a sporting wicket) if we think in this manner it is wrong," he said. Bangladesh senior assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin insisted that playing three spinners was a tactical move more than anything else.