Tim Wigmore investigates the wide disparity between the home and away performances of the emerging cricketing nation

PLANET CRICKET
At the heart of the Global Game

A few months ago, Shakib Al Hasan, the greatest cricketer in Bangladesh’s history, declared: “We are very much unbeatable at home,” before the visit of Australia.
Shakib was wrong. After besting Australia in the first Test, Bangladesh floundered in the second; the series was drawn 1-1.
And yet his broader point remains correct: in the right conditions Bangladesh are now a formidable i...