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West Indies fast player Kemar Roach said he and his team are up for a fight in the two-game Test series and demanded that they remain positive despite being badly beaten by Bangladeshi hosts in the previous three-match ODI series.

Roach said he hopes to see a different West Indies team emerge in the Test series and remains hopeful the visitors will have enough to surprise a bigger team. expert in Bangladesh.

“This is going to be a great series and I think we can pull one out of the hat here and win this series,” Roach told the media during Zoom’s call yesterday. . “This is going to take a lot of work and design and smart cricket, but I think we have enough to make it happen,” he said.

After witnessing an inexperienced ODI batting rivalry to come to terms with the experienced Bangladesh spinners in the ODI series, Roach said the Test team knows what should have been expected and have worked against the threat posed by the spinners.

“The bats have been doing a lot of work in terms of spinning, but I can say that the boys have been putting in the extra work in terms of watching spinning. and plays spinning well, ”said the 32-year-old expert.

“I’ve seen an improvement in the way the boys have worked since they went out here. They are working softer, and I hope they get good results in this Test series and try to win a game for the West Indies, ”he continued.

“With the Test team I’m sure the boys are here, a couple of them have been here before, we know what to expect. I expect the boys to go out there and put on a better show and put on a better fight and win a few games for the West Indies, ”he said.

“I think the boys have worked hard and we’ve worked hard for a long time too. We’ve been working for three weeks so the conditions are getting flexible, and we understand what we need to do to put a good score on the table and take 20 wickets in the game. So, it’s about all of us going out there and giving us the best picture and just putting on a great show, ”said Roach.

When asked if he felt the West Indies bowling unit would be under pressure to perform and lead from the front in the Test series, Roach said: “I think we are the -always under pressure of performance. I think Shannon (Gabriel) is in great shape right now and I’ve been doing just fine myself. It’s about us trying to put our best achievements down here. ”

Roach has played 60 tests, capturing 204 wikis while Gabriel gets 150 wikis in 50 tests. “The team is very inexperienced, but I think there’s enough to get us across the line … it’s just about believing in ourselves, supporting our ability and doing the job. So I’m looking forward to a good series of tests and I’m sure we can pull one (win) from the hat, ”he continued.

As for his expectations of the pitch, Roach agreed that they would prefer spinners, but said the fast bowlers of the West Indies are ready for the extra effort needed to succeed. in these conditions.

“I think there’s plenty for fast bowlers too. It’s just about planning well, being disciplined and implementing your plans and that’s what we’ve been working on for the last three weeks, ”said Roach .

“This is going to be difficult, and we know we have to put in a lot more to win our awards but once we are ready to submit the work, I think we can get a few prizes here, ”he concluded.

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