Brave toss decisions will benefit us in the long run, reckons Russell Domingo

Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo has backed skipper Mominul Haque's decision to bat first in both Indore and Kolkata despite the pitch and conditions being suitable for bowling first. He believes that batting first and putting runs on the board was the right idea as Bangladesh is looking to compete with India. Although the plan backfired in Indore and again in Kolkata, he believes that such brave decisions will help the team in the long run.

"It was a good wicket to bat on so we got no qualms on our decision to bat first. With three seamers and a spinner, we were hoping that if we could get a good first innings score batting first... when we started batting, it was bright sunshine on a good wicket. The first five or six overs it looked like the wicket was pretty flat, which may have seemed that it was a good decision to bat first. When we lost a few wickets, it must have looked like a bad decision to bat first. It is just the nature of the game," Domingo stated.

Bangladesh is missing their key players like Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan who have loads of experience and Domingo believes that it is the lack of experience that has come back to haunt his team. Having said that, Domingo also pointed out the difference of quality between the two sides and thus playing with such high-quality sides will give Bangladesh the experience they need to grow as a Test cricketing nation.

"There's a lack of confidence. There's lack of experience against this type of attack week in, week out. It is a bit of mental, technical and confidence. We are facing some really world-class bowlers and coming short. We have to deal with a whole host of issues at the moment," claimed Domingo.