3 things India can learn from Bangladesh Test team

Bangladesh scripted history at the Marrara Oval in Darwin when they beat Australia by 9 wickets in the 1st Test from August 13 to 16. It was their first Test win on Australian soil in only their third attempt, and they had not played a Test in the country for 23 years.

The result lifted Bangladesh to fourth in the World Test Championship standings with a points conversion of 66.67, having beaten the table-toppers Australia. Their squad balance, selections and play could offer insights to India, who have struggled for consistency in away Tests in the recent past.

Here are three things India can learn from the Bangladesh Test team's victory in Australia:

1. Building a reliable pace battery beyond one bowler

India's pace attack has long depended on Jasprit Bumrah to lead the charge, and his recurring injury concerns expose a serious vulnerability. Bangladesh showed in Darwin that a reliable pace battery, capable of performing across different conditions, can be the difference in away assignments.

Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain formed a pace trio which had attributes which balanced each other out and performed brilliantly even in the absence of Nahid Rana. India needs to return to a combination template which offers balance in their attack and align their goals to meet that combination.