India, May 22 -- Following a 2-0 whitewash of Pakistan at home, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has revealed a major call that he has taken in recent years to enhance his team's performance in the longest format.

Earlier this week, when Bangladesh won in Sylhet to complete a 2-0 win, it was not the first time they had done this to Pakistan. Two years ago, when they travelled to Pakistan, they had won 2-0 too. That makes 4 wins out of 4 against Pakistan. Incidentally, prior to the 2024 series, Bangladesh had never beaten Pakistan in Tests.

Shanto revealed at some point he realised Bangladesh needed to take 20 wickets to win Test matches and that could only be done with five out-and-out bowlers. "When you have five bowlers, you h...