Chittagong, Bangladesh:

Devendra Bishoo is "big" on Test cricket. The West Indies leg-spinner says the five-day game is his favourite format and he is feeling confident as the Windies prepare for the start of the two-match Test Series against Bangladesh today.

This will be Bishoo's sixth Test and first outside the Caribbean. He said the preparations for himself and the team have gone well. The match will be at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

"There's always that extra bit of expectation when a Test match is coming up. Test cricket is the highest level of cricket and this is what I always look forward to. It's good to play T20 and One-dayers and I enjoy that, but the Test matches bring an added dimension. Every Test match is a huge occasion," said the 26-year-old.

"We are away from home, so obviously there are differences, but there is still that excitement and buzz around the ground and around the town as we get ready for the Test match. Everyone in the dressing room is geared up for the match and the series. This will be my first Test outside of the West Indies and I'm looking to make it a big one."

Bishoo made his Test debut earlier this year at home in Guyana. He made a huge impression in the Digicel series against Pakistan and India and has so far taken 21 wickets at 35.4 each. He made major waves in his first sixth months on the world stage and was last month voted the Emerging Player Of The Year at the International Cricket Council's Awards ceremony.

"The pitches here in Bangladesh offer a lot of spin, so I know I will come into play during this Test tour. The Bangladesh batsmen, they like to look for room as we saw in the T20 and the ODI series. I know I have to be patient and look to vary my pace and try to build the pressure on them."