There have been speculations that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) might go for seamer-friendly wickets for the two-Test series based on the fact that matches in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division are being played on grassy surfaces which have been prepared on specific instructions from the Board.

But Faruque, who has been given the responsibility by the BCB to decide on the character of pitches for the games against India dismissed the unprecedented scenario as he felt it could prove suicidal for the home team.

The former Bangladesh captain was aware that although India's strength still lay in spin, they also had new ball bowlers like Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan who had the ability to make a difference on seaming pitches especially considering the vulnerability of the Tigers' batting line-up.

"We are not in a position at the moment to handle quality pacers on pitches where the ball moves. It is not wise to change a tradition overnight," said Faruque adding that he had already instructed the curators to prepare true batting wickets.

India arrive in Dhaka on December 7. Apart from the Tests, the tourists will also feature in three ODIs.

"We had demanded slow wickets for the recently concluded series against New Zealand but this time we have told the pitch staff to make the tracks as hard and bouncy as possible with no grass to aid movement," said Faruque.

The chief selector thought that the Tigers' best batting in recent years have come on wickets with consistent bounce.

"We found our batsmen more comfortable on the hard and bouncy tracks of Pakistan and the West Indies and not on slow or seaming pitches."

Faruque however, was in favour of gradually breaking away from the tradition of flat, slow and low wickets and welcomed the initiative taken for the Premier League.

"We should play domestic cricket on grassy wickets to improve our quality and I believe we will be able to offer green-top tracks for future touring sides if we develop the habit of playing on them," said Faruque before questioning the wisdom of those who have criticised the approach.

"I don't understand what is wrong with having sporting wickets. If I am not wrong, our batting record on dead tracks in the past leagues have not been very encouraging."

Tigers captain Habibul Bashar was all for firm wickets too but was rather annoyed that some players spent too much time thinking about how pitches are going to behave.

"It is true we have a better record on hard and bouncy wickets but I think sometimes we concentrate too much on this particular aspect. If you look at our dismissals in recent matches, you can hardly blame the condition of pitches for them," said the country's top batsman.

"I have asked the players not to think too much about pitches and rather to analyse how they can come out of their form slump."

Bashar, who has started batting in the nets after recovering from a toe injury, informed that he expects to play his first Premier Division game for Mohammedan against Indira Road KC on December 2.

"I am now fully match-fit," said Bashar while talking after the Tigers' preliminary squad's net session at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.