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.

Bangladesh couldn’t avoid the whitewash against West Indies, losing the BAN vs WI Test series 2022 at 2-0. The West Indian team won the second match by 10 wickets on Monday (June 27) at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia. The loss in the second match was Bangladesh’s 100th defeat in the Test format and also the fastest to do so. On the other hand, the West Indies have added some important points to their ICC Test Championship points table with two back-to-back victories. The report of the second match in BAN vs WI Test series 2022 and the record of 100 Test defeats of different countries are discussed in this article. Bangladesh vs West Indies Second Test: Match Report In response to Bangladesh’s 234 runs, West Indies managed to score 408 runs in their first innings and took a 174-run lead. The middle-order batter, Kyle Mayers, played a marvelous knock of 146 and made a couple of solid partnerships with Jermaine Blackwood and Joshua Da Silva in the middle, which helped the Caribbean side to score big in their innings. Fast bowler Khaled Ahmed, who was not a favourite choice of the Bangladesh fans, once again proved everyone wrong by picking up his first five-wicket haul in an innings. Khaled finished his spell with a 5/106, his career best figure. At least in overseas conditions, where pacers usually get extra support from the surface, it seems Khaled Ahmed is right now the best pacer in Test cricket for Bangladesh. Since returning to the Bangladesh Test set up against Pakistan in December last year, Khaled Ahmed has picked up 19 wickets with an average of 36.63, the best by any Bangladeshi fast bowler. Read ENG vs NZ Test Series 2022: England on verge of Kiwi whitewash Best Test bowling average by Bangladeshi pacers since January, 2021 (at least 2 matches) Player Innings Wickets BBI Ave 5W Khaled Ahmed 12 19 5/106 36.63 1 Taskin Ahmed 10 18 4/82 39.77 0 Ebadot Hossain 19 25 6/46 48.56 1 Shoriful Islam 7 8 3/69 51.00 0 Mustafizur Rahman 4 3 2/46 51.33 0    Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/ Bangladesh’s chances of winning the match perished after West Indies’ big lead in the first innings. The Tigers campaign was hoping that their batters would display solidarity in their approach and try to play long innings. However, Bangladesh's batters failed to meet expectations for the fourth time in the Test series. They were bowled out for 186 runs in their second innings after giving the hosts only a 13-run target to clinch the match. The Caribbean side reached the target in 2.5 overs without losing a wicket. Read ENG vs NZ Test Series 2022: England on verge of Kiwi whitewash Najmul Hossain Shanto played a 42-run knock in the second innings for Bangladesh. But it was Nurul Hasan Sohan’s quick-fire unbeaten 60* off 50 balls that helped Bangladesh to avoid an innings defeat. Kyle Mayers won the player of the match award for the second Test. He was also awarded the best player of the series trophy for scoring 153 runs and picking up six wickets in the series. Number of games played by each nation in their 100th Test defeat Bangladesh became the fastest to concede a 100th Test defeat after losing the second match against the Caribbean team. This stat is certainly demoralizing and unexpected for Bangladesh cricket. Before that, New Zealand held the record for fastest to concede 100 defeats in the longer-version format. However, New Zealand played 241 matches when they lost their 100 matches in Test cricket. On the other hand, Bangladesh had to play only 134 matches to surpass New Zealand's record. Each nation's Test matches and victories at the time of their 100th Test defeat Team Match Win Bangladesh 134 16 New Zealand 241 33 Sri Lanka 266 84 South Africa 279 90 India 303 57 England 341 139 Pakistan 357 107 West Indies 368 138 Australia 374 170    Source: https://www.prothomalo.com/sports Read WI vs BAN T20I Series 2022: Head-to-Head Records, Venues, Fixtures Bottom Line Bangladesh’s performance in the Test format in recent times has been below par. They have conceded 11 defeats out of the 15 Test matches they have played since 2021. Bangladesh’s performances against their closest rivals, Sri Lanka and West Indies, have been upsetting since last year. The Tiger's Test team has lost six matches out of eight they have played against Sri Lanka and West Indies, respectively. These stats suggest that the BCB needs to take massive actions in order to raise the level of Test performance.