Bangladesh spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed believes the team is in a good position to qualify for the World Test Championship final. The Tigers recently stunned Australia while playing away, registering their biggest Test win ever.
Bangladesh have won three out of the six Test matches they have played in the ongoing WTC 2025-27 cycle with two losses and one draw. They have a PCT of 55.56 and are currently in fourth place in the WTC standings.
To strengthen their chances, they will need to win all four of their remaining home Tests against the West Indies and England.
“Inshallah, why not? We are in a great position now. If we play good cricket and keep believing, we have the right to go all the way,” said Mushtaq, the team’s spin-bowling coach.
“The only way you can win matches at the international level is when you are not worried about losing. This is the mindset we, as coaches, have to change. Credit goes to all the players, selectors, and stakeholders because they are on the same page and believe we can challenge any team now,” he added.
Meanwhile, the former Pakistan spinner, Mushtaq, is currently organising a four-day spin camp for local spinners from the High Performance and Under-23 squads at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
“Bangladesh cricket structure with the spinners is very good. That’s why I think those camps have to be regular. Every third month we should do that because I think they will get lots of benefits from it,” he said.
“Not only spinners, we can develop the spin bowling coaches also locally, so they can understand how to work with the basics and alignment and technical and tactical [stuff].
“The local coaches are also with me now, four or five of them now and they are also learning the art of spin and how we can develop good spinners.
“The spin department is always about when to attack and when not to. Is this a situation to restrict runs or to take wickets? With the pitch spinning, what field positions do you need? What are the strengths of the batsman? You have to teach them all these things and then tell them that good overs will get you wickets, not just good balls,” he added.
Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan in the one-off Test match from October 9 onwards.
