Sakeb Subhan

Odds will be stacked firmly and formidably against Bangladesh when they take on South Africa at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein

With the 333-run defeat in the first Test being their worst start to a Test series in recent times, things have just gotten much tougher

When the first Test ended on Monday, just an hour and twenty three minutes into the fifth and final day, there was bright sunshine.

The cricket from each side was pretty consistent over the four days and 83 minutes of the first Test between South Africa and

The match lasted for just 83 minutes on the fifth day and the two press conferences by captains Mushfiqur Rahim, Faf du Plessis and

After the first day, which started with the minor debacle of Bangladesh skipper installing South Africa on a flat wicket, batsman Sabbir

On a pitch that they described as unexpectedly flat, Bangladesh's batsmen were shot out for 320 in response to South Africa's

Although they regained some ground, Bangladesh continued to be outclassed by South Africa as the hosts seized a stranglehold on the first Test after

How does one even get angry at Hashim Amla? He toyed with the Bangladesh bowling for just over two sessions to

At 7:00 am, the clouds had gathered. In the days leading up to the Test match, the talk from most people who knew a bit about

Bangladesh letting go of opportunities created has been a common feature of their play overseas, but yesterday they scorned an

Only three among the current Bangladesh squad touring South Africa have had experience of playing Tests in the country --

Among all the teams in Test cricket today, the home and away contrast in ability and expectation is possibly sharpest in Bangladesh's

Senwes Park, the venue on which millions of Bangladeshi eyeballs will be tuned into from Thursday afternoon, is not one of South

On Sunday, Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed had said that the pitch for their tour game in Benoni was almost like the slow and flat wickets back home, and added that he had not expected the South Africans to offer a pitch that would prepare the tourists for the strip they will encounter in the first Test starting at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday.

There is good news for Bangladesh fans as opener Tamim Iqbal, who sustained a thigh muscle injury on the first day of the three-day tour match in Benoni, batted at the Senwes Park nets today, three days before the start of the first Test against South Africa here at Potchefstroom.

Although just 120 kilometres away from South Africa's biggest city, Potchefstroom is a world away from the hustle, bustle and the

Sabbir Rahman's four innings in the just-concluded Test series against Australia read 0, 22, 66 and 24. In both innings of the second

There is a query that has come to be associated with Bangladesh's Test wins. It rang out on October 30 last year in

David Warner has 18 hundreds from 64 matches. He averages 47.42 as a Test opener and scores an electric 78 runs