Their ability to get the ball to reverse swing is what stood out as England conjured up a 22-run win at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim believes the reason for the Bangladesh pacers' incapacity lies in local first-class cricket. The Bangladesh skipper thinks for a team to do well on pitches like the ones in Chittagong, the pacers must be well-versed in the art of reverse swinging the old ball. "How many of our pacers bowl with the old ball in first-class cricket? Bangladesh have left out Shafiul for the second Test in Dhaka but Rabbi retained his spot in the squad.

Source: bd News24 October 25, 2016 14:48 UTC