DHAKA — Former West Indies bowling great Courtney Walsh has admitted to mixed emotions as his countrymen were routed by Bangladesh — the side he now helps coach, who earned a rare Test series win.

Bangladesh swept the series 2-0, with the second Test wrapping up Sunday inside three days as the Tigers recorded their first-ever victory by an innings margin.

The Caribbean visitors made just 111 runs in their first innings — the lowest Test score ever recorded against their hosts — to become the first side Bangladesh has ever asked to follow-on.

Walsh, a Jamaican cricketing giant who took 519 Test wickets for the West Indies, today acts as fast-bowling coach for Bangladesh, and said the thumping was bittersweet.

"I might say that I am disappointed with probably how things have unfolded, but I am very happy to be involved with Bangladesh," Walsh told reporters in Dhaka. "We are in a winning situation, so my pride is intact. As a West Indian, you are going to be disappointed in the performance."

Walsh's part in the second Test win was somewhat diminished as Bangladesh did not field a single fast bowler — an unprecedented move for the home side. Their lone fast bowler in the first Test, Mustafizur Rahman, bowled just four overs in that match, leaving the spinners to dominate.

Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam and Nayeem Hasan accounted for all 40 wickets, a record for a Test series in Bangladesh. Despite the spinners' dominance, Walsh insisted Bangladesh's fast bowlers had more to give.

"Tactically, we wanted to play more spinners to win a Test and the series. It was achieved," he said. "Hopefully when we go to New Zealand, the seamers might get a better opportunity. We might get different types of wicket, and they should want to grab those opportunities as well."

Bangladesh, who will also play three One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 internationals against West Indies, will visit New Zealand in February.

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan is pleased his team were able to get payback for the humiliation they suffered at the hands of the West Indies earlier this year.

It was exactly the response Shakib said he had expected from his team after losing two Tests in the West Indies in July — by an innings and 219 runs, and by 166 runs. Bangladesh were bowled out for 43 in the first innings in Antigua's series opener, their lowest in any Test.

"I think everyone who was in West Indies did not expect that kind of performance," Shakib told reporters after second Test win on Sunday. This is why we wanted to do something. So that people don't get us wrong. They took their home advantage, we took ours.

"To be frank, I was very demanding in this series. I was looking for an extra effort from all. We had a point to prove after losing that way," said Shakib.

While West Indies had relied on the swing and pace of seamers, the Tigers used their spin-quartet to exact revenge. Bangladesh's four spinners — Shakib, Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam and Nayeem Hasan — accounted for all 40 wickets, a record for a Test series in Bangladesh.

The win in the second Test was "special" to Shakib because it saw the twin firsts of forcing the follow-on and an innings victory. In previous 111 Tests Bangladesh had more often been on the receiving end of such drubbings, suffering defeat by an innings 38 times and following-on 15 times.

"You see we played over 100 Tests. For the first time we did this (enforcing a follow-on), of course this is special," said Shakib.

"We have been playing Test cricket for 18 years. In the meantime we also played against a few smaller teams, but we could not do that. So I think it's a big achievement," he added. — AFP