Bangladesh bowling coach Heath Streak has said that the hosts are unlikely to field three seamers in the one-off cricket Test against India, starting here on Wednesday.
"We are unlikely to go with a three-seam attack in this wicket," Streak said yesterday.
"We are probably looking at two but it is up to the coach and selectors, once they have a better look at the wicket as we get closer to the game," he was quoted as saying by 'ESPNcricinfo'.
Streak welcomed the return of Rubel Hossain from injury and applauded the consistency of Mohammad Shahid, but said Bangladesh would opt for a two-prone pace attack at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium pitch here, which is not conducive for fast bowlers.
"Obviously it is nice to have Rubel back in the equation. Normally wickets here are quite tough for the fast bowlers so it requires a lot of patience. I thought Shahid bowled really well in the Pakistan series and showed what he can do. Rubel has been in good form prior to his injury," Streak said.
"Shahid for us is that dependability. He is the guy you rely on to bowl lots of overs like we saw in the Pakistan Test. He comes in, the captain sets a field and he bowls well to it. He asks the questions. He is not an easy guy for batsmen to get on top of.
"Hopefully he can play that anchor role for us, with the volume of overs with one or two of the spinners and let the other seamer have an attacking option."
Bangladesh's other seam option is Abul Hasan.
