Fast-bowling coaches, such as Allan Donald, are naturally gushing about their charges. It’s part of the job.

What’s surprising is that Donald is describing Bangladesh’s current crop of fast bowlers.

It’s time to change tack for a cricket nation steeped in spin bowling supremacy.

I wish I had a wrist turnover like that where every ball comes out of the hand so sweetly,” said Donald, who took more than 600 wickets for the Proteas.

Bangladesh cricket has undergone a revolution in the past few years, born from the realisation that producing a conveyor belt of identical spinners won’t lead to long-term success.

Despite its infancy, quick bowling is showing promise.

Over the last 12 months, Bangladesh’s fast bowlers have taken 60% of the team’s one-day international wickets despite bowling 48% of the overs.

Bangladesh has played most of those ODIs in Bangladesh, challenging the assumption that their home pitches are spin-friendly.

During the same period, England’s quicks have only taken 40% of the team’s ODI wickets, and on Tuesday, England’s World Cup campaign continues against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s fast bowlers’ success is due to a change in mindset, according to Donald.

Changing how they think about themselves and collectively becoming more aggressive as a group was the biggest challenge, he explained.

We need to take the game on, so it’s okay to go for six or four.”