Ireland play just the fourth Test match in their history on Tuesday morning, with a major upset required for Heinrich Malan's team to record a first victory in the red ball format against Bangladesh.
The ICC granted Ireland full member status in 2017 along with Afghanistan, bringing the number of Test nations to 12.
Pakistan, Afghanistan and England have all inflicted defeats on Ireland, with the quest for a maiden victory taking place on the outskirts of Mirpur against a home side that have dominated the visitors on their current tour.
Bangladesh won both one-day internationals and two of the three Twenty20 encounters they played against Ireland, but Mark Adair has emerged with plenty of credit from those fixtures and last week became Ireland's record T20 wicket taker.
"Becoming Ireland's leading T20 wicket taker is something that I've never really thought about as a goal," the Holywood man told RTÉ Sport.
"It's something that's sort of just come along and hopefully it can be added to.
"I don't know how long it will be mine with the way that Josh Little is going," but it's obviously a big honour and something that I don't take for granted.
"There are a lot of guys that have taken a lot of catches to help me out."
While the form guide makes Bangladesh heavy favourites on Tuesday, Adair and his team-mates will draw on that recent T20 win to inspire confidence.
"Winning that third T20 was massive. It's the first time we've beaten Bangladesh away from home," the 27-year-old said.
"It was a good performance from everyone in the team and the squad. It obviously means a lot to us individually and momentum in cricket is something that you can't underestimate.
"It probably gave everyone in the group a bit of a boost and there's been no hiding. It's been a pretty tough tour so far."
Adair recognises the current squad as one in transition, with just four of the 11 that faced England in Ireland's last Test still involved.
"In the squad, there's potential for 10 Test debuts," he added.
"We've got an experienced group in the form of international cricket. We've got a lot of guys with over 50/60 caps, but I'm sure they're really excited and chomping at the bit to be able to play Test cricket. I know it's been a dream for many of them
"But it's exciting moving forward because you have young guys like Matthew Humphreys, who comes away on his first tour, makes his debut for Ireland in an ODI, takes his first wicket for Ireland in a T20 and potentially plays his first Test match. That's all within a month.
"It gives guys a real pathway and it gives guys the confidence to know that we need different types of cricketers. We need all-format cricketers, but we also need specialists."
