Domingo said something very important after the game. He said that if we can't believe that we will not be able to win the World Cup after such a series win, then we shouldn't believe in anything else.

— Tamim Iqbal

Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal heaped praise on head coach Russell Domingo while talking a day after the Tigers' historic ODI series win in South Africa.

Before the series began, Bangladesh had not won a single match in any format in South Africa but Tamim mentioned that Domingo had the belief they were going to South Africa to win a series. The coach prompted the rest of the side to think along the same line.

"Obviously, the belief varies. When I was coming here from the country, I believed that we could win. Difficult to say whether we believed we could win the series but we believed that we could win a match," Tamim said in a press conference yesterday.

"At the same time, it needs to be mentioned that the coach had tremendous belief that Bangladesh would win the series. He kept on talking about it and he tried to transfer that belief to the players as well.

"Secondly, after we won the first game, our belief increased. We knew that we had a great chance to win a series. I think it was before the last match that the coach told us that some of us have been playing for 10-15 years and if we can win the series, it will be the biggest achievement in some of our careers," Tamim added.

Domingo's tenure with Bangladesh did not get off to the best of starts, losing at home to Afghanistan in a one-off Test. They did significantly better in the T20I tri-series involving Zimbabwe at home but poor performances in Tests and T20Is against India and Pakistan away, followed by the Test series defeats against West Indies at home and Sri Lanka saw his role questioned.

In fact, the T20 World Cup debacle saw the Tigers' management go on the hunt for a new coach. However, the Test win at Mount Maunganui and the recent ODI series win have put some faith in Domingo. For Tamim, it was Domingo who was inspiring the Tigers ahead of important assignments.

"Domingo said something very important after the game. He said that if we can't believe that we will not be able to win the World Cup after such a series win, then we shouldn't believe in anything else. I think that was a very good message from him. Overseas series wins were always lacking but I hope this is just the start and we will continue to grow as a team in overseas conditions," Tamim concluded.