Shakib Al Hasan believes Bangladesh have to develop a Test culture in order to be a competitive side in the format. He made this comment after Bangladesh's humbling 10-wicket loss to the West Indies on Monday (June 27) in St. Lucia. The visiting team suffered a 2-0 defeat in the BAN vs WI Test Series 2022. The performances of Bangladeshi players in the series are discussed in this article. Bangladesh vs West Indies Test Series 2022: Performance of Bangladeshi players Bangladesh failed to create a winning situation in any of the two matches of the BAN vs WI Test Series 2022. The batters' depressing batting displays were a big factor in their failure. Let’s take a look at how Bangladesh’s players performed in the just-concluded Test series against West Indies. Batting (Top Order) Tamim Iqbal was expected to play the anchor role for the team. However, he fell short of expectations in all four innings, with his highest 46-run knock coming in the first innings of the second Test. Tamim had a nice start in three innings but couldn’t convert any of those to a big one. His opening partner, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, played a good 42-run knock in the second innings of the first Test. Read World Cup-winning England captain Morgan retires from cricket Apart from that, Joy was a complete flop in the series. At no.3, Najmul Hossain Shanto had a start like Tamim Iqbal, but he too failed to convert his good start to a big innings. Shanto’s best 42-run knock in the series came in the second innings of the second Test. Bangladesh’s top-order batting performance Player Innings Runs HS Ave 50 Tamim Iqbal 4 101 46 25.25 0 Najmul Hossain Shanto 4 85 42 21.25 0 Mahmudul Hasan Joy 4 65 42 16.25 0     Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Batting (Middle-Orders) Shakib Al Hasan played two important knocks in the middle-orders in the first Test, which helped Bangladesh to avoid an innings defeat. Shakib’s 51 runs helped Bangladesh score 100 in the first innings and his 63 runs guided the tigers to take a lead in the second innings of the first Test. Shakib didn’t do much with the bat in the second Test. Read BAN vs WI Test Series 2022: How Bangladesh’s players performed against the Windies Wicket-keeper batter Nurul Hasan made a 100-run stand with Shakib in the second innings of the first Test, which was the major highlight of Bangladesh's batting in the series. Nurul played a patient 64-run knock. He also played an aggressive 60-run knock in the second innings of the second match, which helped Bangladesh avoid an innings defeat. In-form, Litton Das only made a half-century in the first innings of the second Test. Anamul Haque and Mominul Haque played a match each, and they didn’t do much in the series. Bangladesh’s middle-order batting performance (Top 3) Player Innings Runs HS Ave 50 Shakib Al Hasan 4 138 63 34.50 2 Nurul Hasan Sohan 4 131 64 43.66 2 Litton Das 4 101 53 25.25 1    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Read Bangladesh Suffer its 100 Test Defeats Bowling (Spin) Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz were the only two spinners used by Bangladesh in the BAN vs WI Test Series 2022. Mehidy Miraz had a good outing in the series. He picked up 7 wickets in 4 innings with an average of 22.85. Miraz’s best bowling figure in the series was 4/59. On the other hand, Shakib Al Hasan had a relatively quiet series with the ball, picking only one wicket in three innings. Bowling (Fast Bowler) Pacer Khaled Ahmed surprised all the Bangladesh cricket fans by showing a wonderful performance with the ball. Khaled picked up his first five-wicket haul in the second innings of the second Test. Overall, he was the third highest wicket-taker in the series. On the other hand, Ebadot Hossain was more economical than Khaled, but he only picked up two wickets in the series. Mustafizur Rahman played the first match and was the most economical bowler of the series. Shoriful Islam replaced him in the second Test and picked up two wickets. Read WI register 10-wicket win vs Bangladesh Bangladesh’s pacers bowling performance (Top 3) Player Innings Wickets BBI Ave 5W Khaled Ahmed 4 10 5/106 19.60 1 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3 7 4/59 22.85 0 Ebadot Hossain 4 2 2/65 80.00 0    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Fielding Bangladesh's ground fielding was good in the series. However, the players need to improve their catching skills since several catches were dropped in the series. Wicket-keeper Nurul Hasan Sohan performed well behind the stumps. Read WI vs BAN T20I Series 2022: Head-to-Head Records, Venues, Fixtures Aftermath  Bangladesh's bowling performance was quite impressive in the BAN vs WI Test Series 2022. However, their overall batting performance in the series was somewhat counterproductive. Players didn't seem to have the self-belief, technical prowess, or perseverance which are essential to stay for a long time at the crease and play big innings. The BCB must take the necessary steps to ensure that the batters are equipped for the Test format in any conditions. Bangladesh have already lost six of the eight games they have played so far in 2022. They will host India for two more Test matches in November of this year.

The Bangladesh national cricket team is now fully prepared for the multi-format series against the West Indies. Through the WI vs BAN Test series 2022 two countries will face each other on Thursday, June 16. The Caribbeans are two times T20 World Cup winners. As the host, there is pressure to prove themselves against Bangladesh in Test, ODI (One Day International), and T20. Let's get to know where to watch this series. West Indies vs Bangladesh series 2022 at a glance A total of 8 matches will be played in this bi-national cricket series. The series will start with two Test matches of 5 days, followed by three T20 matches, and finally three ODI matches. Starting on Thursday, June 16, the one-month long series will extend to Saturday, July 16. A total of four major Caribbean stadiums have been designated as venues for the matches. Those are: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, Darren Sammy National Stadium in St. Lucia, Windsor Park in Dominica, and Providence Stadium in Guyana. Read BAN vs WI 2022: Five Reasons Why Bangladesh Can Win the Test Series Against West Indies The West Indies have so far only announced their Test squad which will be led by Craig Brathwaite. The Bangladesh Test, ODI, and T20 squads will be led by Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, and Mahmudullah Riyad respectively. Fixtures of WI vs BAN series 2022  The opening Test match of the series will take place at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium from June 16 to 20. The match will be broadcast at 7:30 pm Bangladesh time.  The second Test will then go live from the Darren Sammy National Stadium at the same time from 24 to 28 June.  Read ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Participating Teams, Venues, Super 12 Fixtures, Top Favourites All T20 Trio matches will be held on July 2, 3, and 7 at 11 pm Bangladesh time. Among them, the first two matches are set to play at Windsor Park Stadium. Providence Stadium is set as the venue for the last one.  Finally, the three ODIs will take place on July 10, 13, and 16 starting from 7 pm (Bangladesh Time) at Providence Stadium. WI vs BAN series 2022 live streaming channels Due to the internal business conflict of the consortium with a couple of domestic TV channels, this time the BAN-WI series will not be shown on any TV channel in the country. Sadly, Bangladeshi cricket fans have to rely on foreign channels to enjoy the matches live.  Read Bangladesh vs West Indies Test Series 2022: Major Highlights of the Warm-Up Match Tiger vs. Caribbean cricket battle will be seen in Star Sports, Super Sports, and Sony. Besides, premium subscribers of Disney+ Hotstar can watch the series from Bangladesh.  As the digital platform has an agreement with Airtel, the Airtel customers will also get the opportunity to watch the Bangladesh vs West Indies series. Verdict The BAN vs WI series 2022 is equally important for the cricket profile of the two countries. Bangladesh last played a series against Sri Lanka at home. In the two-match Test series, Sri Lanka won one and drew the other. The West Indies, on the other hand, lost all three of their three-match ODI series against Pakistan. Read Bangladesh vs West Indies Test Series 2022: SWOT Analysis of Two Teams At least from this side, Bangladesh can be said to be a little ahead. There is also the possibility of the Tigers winning the series, but a lot can happen on the cricket field. It is not impossible for the whole series to go in favor of the Caribbeans with their outstanding performance. The cricket enthusiasts can watch the Bangladesh vs West Indies Test Series 2022 online. Checkout the above-mentioned livestreaming channels and time schedule if you don't want to miss the matches.