Wickham says Jangoo explained Test cricket during debut stand
Kevin Wickham made his Test debut for West Indies in Sylhet while Bangladesh reached 88 for 3 at stumps, trailing by 268 runs.
Kevin Wickham made his Test debut for West Indies in Sylhet. West Indies replaced John Campbell and Tagnarine Chanderpaul with Wickham and Joshua Da Silva after both were ruled out with viral fever. West Indies scored 356 all out in 106.4 overs. Amir Jangoo scored 133 not out off 212 balls while Wickham made 61 off 145 balls. Jangoo and Wickham added 131 runs for the fourth wicket.
Hasan Mahmud took 6 for 90 for Bangladesh. Bangladesh reached 88 for 3 at stumps on day 2, trailing by 268 runs. Shadman Islam was stretchered off the field and underwent an MRI scan on his ankle. His availability for the rest of the match is uncertain.
Taskin Ahmed said the pitch would deteriorate and spin would become decisive. Wickham said Jangoo explained Test cricket to him during their stand.
CricHubb Take
Wickham’s debut partnership with Jangoo shows how senior players can accelerate the learning curve for new caps in challenging conditions.