NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has cautioned the Indian workforce led by Rohit Sharma to not underestimate Bangladesh within the upcoming two-match Check sequence.
Bangladesh’s latest 2-Zero victory over Pakistan in a historic sweep has demonstrated their potential as a formidable opponent.
The workforce has a monitor file of unusual India and giving them robust competitors up to now, as evidenced by their performances within the 2007 ODI World Cup, 2012 Asia Cup, and the surprising sequence defeats in 2015 and 2022.Within the Dhaka Check two years in the past, Bangladesh almost achieved their first-ever Check win in opposition to India earlier than Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin secured the victory for the Indian facet.
“By beating Pakistan in each the Check matches performed in Pakistan, the Bangladesh workforce have proven that they’re a power to reckon with. Even a few years again, when India toured Bangladesh, they got a superb combat by the Bangladeshis. Now with the sequence win in opposition to Pakistan beneath their belt, they’re primed to tackle India too,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Mid-Day.
Gavaskar additionally highlighted the presence of proficient gamers within the Bangladesh workforce, together with promising newcomers who not really feel intimidated by their opponents.
Bangladesh’s latest 2-Zero victory over Pakistan in a historic sweep has demonstrated their potential as a formidable opponent.
The workforce has a monitor file of unusual India and giving them robust competitors up to now, as evidenced by their performances within the 2007 ODI World Cup, 2012 Asia Cup, and the surprising sequence defeats in 2015 and 2022.Within the Dhaka Check two years in the past, Bangladesh almost achieved their first-ever Check win in opposition to India earlier than Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin secured the victory for the Indian facet.
“By beating Pakistan in each the Check matches performed in Pakistan, the Bangladesh workforce have proven that they’re a power to reckon with. Even a few years again, when India toured Bangladesh, they got a superb combat by the Bangladeshis. Now with the sequence win in opposition to Pakistan beneath their belt, they’re primed to tackle India too,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Mid-Day.
Gavaskar additionally highlighted the presence of proficient gamers within the Bangladesh workforce, together with promising newcomers who not really feel intimidated by their opponents.
“They’ve some advantageous gamers of their ranks and a few new promising gamers who not have the awe of the opposition that appeared to characterise their early forays into the worldwide recreation. Now, each workforce that play them know they can not put their guard down as they could possibly be knocked down because the Pakistanis came upon. It’s going to definitely be a sequence to sit up for,” Gavaskar mentioned.
At the moment, India prime the WTC desk with 74 factors and a 68.52 share, narrowly forward of second-placed Australia, whereas Bangladesh are shut behind in fourth place.
