Allan Donald wants Bangladesh bowlers to take lessons from England pacers' Pakistan heroics

Bangladesh fast-bowling coach Allan Donald wants his bowlers to take England pacers as the reference ahead of the second Test match against team India. The Bangla Tigers will cross swords with the visitors in the second and final red-ball contest at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on December 22, Thursday.

Allan Donald cited the English bowling unit's example and their mindset in Pakistan and wants Bangladesh pace department to hit the deck hard and be aggressive in the match against India. The English seamers racked up 26 wickets at a combined average of 24.07 to help them sweep the Test series 3-0 against Pakistan.

"I have always used the reference of the England fast bowlers' mindset in Pakistan. How they get themselves involved in the contest. Despite three spinners, you have a free ride to be a bit more expansive as a quick. You can bowl short and full for longer. You can put everything on the table for four overs,” said Donald as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

“If you saw how (Mohammed) Siraj or Umesh (Yadav) bowled (in Chattogram), they either went very short and attacking. They had people in catching positions. The ball was slightly reversing. You know what you will get with a spinner, so we want to see us being a little more attacking. It is not easy to duck on these pitches, so if you have a bit of pace, you can be a little more expansive and aggressive,” added Donald.

They are the prized wickets: Allan Donald

The former South Africa pace spearhead stated that the side is aware that India have a few batters namely KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, who don't give many chances to bowlers to make a room.

"They are the prized wickets. It is like when (Sachin) Tendulkar walks to the crease, you know the value of getting it right is absolutely paramount. When the great (Virat) Kohli steps up, you miss a chance against him, you suffer. They don't give many chances after that. I thought we were very good against Kohli and KL (Rahul),” added Donald.