Windies wary of Bangladesh

Dhaka – West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite (above) says he expects Bangladesh to put up a tough fight on home turf when they kick off a two-Test series in Chittagong tomorrow.

The visitors start the series as favourites having thumped Bangladesh in back-to-back Tests in the Caribbean in July.

But Brathwaite exercised caution, saying Bangladesh could exploit their home advantage against the visiting side.

“There will be few challenges, we have to expect that,” he told reporters after a two-day warm-up match in Chittagong on Monday ended in a draw.

“It won’t be so easy. Obviously they are very good at home. But we are ready for the challenges.”

Bangladesh have upstaged Test giants England and Australia at home in the past two years, but struggled against weaker sides Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in 2018.

They managed a series draw against Zimbabwe last week after their spinners salvaged a 218run win in the second Test after a shock 151-run defeat in the opening Test. –