There were expectations from then West Indies coach Stuart Law that the experience of handling quality Indian spinners was an ideal preparation for the Caribbean batsmen ahead of their Bangladesh challenge.

Revenge of the hosts

In his very first assignment after being reappointed as Bangladesh's Test captain, Shakib Al Hasan faced the humiliation of being bundled out for the country's lowest Test score of 43 runs in Antigua, which was the first act in a 2-0 thrashing in the Test series against West Indies in July this year.

Since breaking into the record books in his debut series against England in 2016, when he bagged 19 wickets in two Tests, there were concerns about whether young off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz would be able to live up to expectations once his honeymoon period was over.

Bangladesh Test captain Shakib Al Hasan was overjoyed after the Tigers defeated West Indies inside three days in the second Test at Mirpur to seal a 2-0 series whitewash, speaking on a number of topics ranging from Mehedi Hasan Miraz's heroic bowling effort, what it felt like to be on the positive end of a whitewash and the future. The excerpts of his post-match press conference are below:

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan informed that the board has not intention to play international matches in Pakistan at this moment.

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan said that he was very demanding of the players for the Test series against West Indies and said the squad had a different kind of motivation to perform well.

BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Board) announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies, scheduled to start from December 9.

Mehedi Miraz dazzled in both innings for the Tigers as he attained the best bowling figure by a Bangladeshi in Tests, bettering his own figures of 12 for 159 against England in 2016. While his stats in this Test was better than his exploits in 2016, according to him the past performance still edges out today's one.

Mehedi Miraz revealed how senior player Tamim Iqbal, who sat out the West Indies Test series due to injury counselled him and motivated him to perform well. The off-spinner responded with a seven-wicket haul and a fifer in the two innings.

Bangladesh recorded their biggest-margin victory in Test cricket, defeating the West Indies by an innings and 184 runs. The platform was laid by the batsmen with Shakib Al Hasan, Shadman Islam, Liton Das and Mahmudullah Riyad amongst the runs.The spinners then ran rings around the West Indies batsmen as the visitors got off to another bad start in their second innings after following-on and lost the Test by an innings and 184 runs as Tigers complete 2-0 series sweep.

A 13-member BCB XI squad featuring ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Tamim Iqbal was announced yesterday for the practice match against West Indies, scheduled for December 6 at Fatullah, ahead of the ODI series which begins on December 9 in Mirpur.

The second day of the second Test yesterday went perfectly in line with Shakib Al Hasan's script as the hosts' spinners snatched the impetus by taking five West Indies wickets after Mahmudullah Riyad's masterful hundred gave them a mammoth first-innings total of 508.

North Zone batsman Sunzamul Islam displayed exactly the type of temperament and attitude a batsman requires for the longer version of the game against Central Zone in their Bangladesh Cricket League second round encounter at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura yesterday.

It was a common joke in the aftermath of a calamitous Bangladesh performance, like when West Indies mauled them in the Caribbean in July this year, that someone must have swapped the pitch during the change of innings as what seemed like a dangerous wicket when Bangladesh batted turned into a docile one when they were bowling.

An innings of 136 from 242 balls is not one that will set tongues wagging in a culture that still prioritises limited-overs cricket but it was a massively important one for Bangladesh and especially for one of the country's most respected cricketers.

Bangladesh enjoyed arguably their best day of Test cricket as they utterly dominated the West Indies to move into a position of virtual impregnability at the end of the second day of the second Test yesterday.

In an incredible day of Test cricket, Bangladesh wrote their name into the records books with the bat and ball today during the second Test against West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. All 11 Bangladesh batsmen reached double figures as the Tigers became the 13th team to do so. With the ball Shakib Al Hasan and Mehedi Miraz made Bangladesh the first team in the last 128 years of Test cricket to castle all five top-order batsmen.

Classy Mahmudullah Riyad hit his third career hundred as Bangladesh crossed the 450-run mark. There was a comedy of errors as Riyad almost ran himself out while on 98 but the experienced batsman went on to complete his ton, robbing back onto the back foot and hitting Roston Chase through point for four to complete his second ton this year.

North Zone pacer Ebadat Hossain has made headlines once again by registering his maiden first-class 10-wicket match haul against Central Zone in their Bangladesh Cricket League second round encounter at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura yesterday.