NEW DELHI: India have dominated their Check rivalry in opposition to Bangladesh, profitable nearly all of the matches – 11 out of 13 with two ending in attracts. Bangladesh have struggled to compete with India’s robust batting line-ups and bowling assaults.
India’s batters like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Rahul Dravid have typically confirmed too robust for Bangladesh assault.
Whereas India have overwhelmingly dominated the rivalry, Bangladesh’s enchancment within the final decade has added extra competitiveness to their encounters. Gamers like Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Tamim Iqbal have been key contributors for Bangladesh, and their presence has made these contests extra partaking.
Bangladesh can be on a excessive after their Check collection victory in opposition to Pakistan, however former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that the guests don’t have it in them to stun the hosts.
In an unique interview with TimesofIndia.com, Kaif, who performed 13 Checks and 125 ODIs for India, stated that the hosts are very robust in house situations and it could be very robust for Bangladesh to throw up a shock.
On Bangladesh profitable the Check collection in Pakistan and their possibilities in India, Kaif stated, “India are very robust. Pakistan in any case are on a powerful crew. Bangladesh performed very effectively in Pakistan little question about that however even Bangladesh know that they must work very arduous to shock India.”
Kaif continued, “The final time India visited Bangladesh, they misplaced the ODI collection and Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel batted effectively to save lots of a Check, however at the moment some gamers had been lacking and in house situations with the SG ball, India can be robust to beat.”
India’s final Check collection was at house earlier this yr once they beat England 4-1 in February.
“Citing the instance of the England cricket crew, who got here to India using excessive on ‘Bazball’, and even gained the primary Check and had ideas of profitable the collection in India, even they couldn’t do this. When a crew like England misplaced the collection so simply, that proves that this Indian crew is a really balanced one,” Kaif elaborated.
Turning tracks have at all times been the centre of attraction in the case of Check cricket in India and this time each groups have high quality spinners of their ranks.
Concerning the pitches for the each Checks in Chennai and Kanpur, Kaif stated, “Each the Check matches can be performed on black soil pitches having low bounce, each in Chennai and Kanpur.”
Tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is in wonderful type however the mixture would come all the way down to the stability between pacers and spinners within the crew with workload administration of the pacers in thoughts.
On the crew mixture, Kaif stated, “India will certainly play three spinners in Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav and two pacers in Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Kuldeep Yadav would possibly play forward of Axar Patel, it’s a tricky name however Kuldeep is a real wicket-taker and his type just lately has been excellent.”
If the Indian assume tank lay out a turning monitor, it could backfire as Bangladesh even have wonderful spinners of their ranks like Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam. Kaif stated, “The final time when England got here, then India coach Rahul Dravid set an instance that we are going to have sporting tracks, not tracks on which Checks can recover from in a single and a half days, ones that even viewers would take pleasure in, have sufficient in them for batsmen to attain tons of and bowlers to take 5 wickets. When Ravi Shastri was coach and Virat Kohli was captain and South Africa performed a Check in Mohali, the match received over in 2-Three days. However Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma most popular respectable tracks, that’s good for batting at first, and has one thing in it for the spinners, like a correct Check pitch. In opposition to England, India performed on respectable tracks and that’s good for the sport and the followers, in order that good cricket prevails. Even Ajaz Patel took 10 wickets in opposition to India on a turning monitor. So Dravid and Rohit have learnt that we’ve a powerful squad so we gained’t play on an unprepared or a turning pitch, in order that the opposition batting collapses.”
This would be the first Check project for Staff India head coach Gautam Gambhir who changed Dravid.
Kaif continued, “Gautam Gambhir will totally take the recommendation of Rohit Sharma as will probably be his first Check collection. So we’ve high quality bowlers and high quality batsmen. Bangladesh must work very arduous and it’s not simple to beat India in India.”
On India shedding to Sri Lanka within the latest ODI collection, Kaif stated, “In white ball cricket you don’t get the time to bounce again and even weak groups can beat robust groups. However in Check matches, you get two innings, so a shock in a Check is uncommon. Upsets can occur steadily in white ball cricket, however this Indian Check crew has very mature gamers. A participant like Dhruv Jurel must sit out. So this Indian crew is excellent, even higher than England. Rishabh Pant is again, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are there. That is the very best Indian crew and Gambhir would need that the momentum that builds right here goes on until like Australia. This would be the crux of the crew in Australia as effectively. Mohammed Shami would possibly are available Australia instead of a spinner however there gained’t be many modifications. Recreation time for Australia begins from the Bangladesh collection and gamers ought to believe of taking part in within the center by the point they attain Down Underneath.”
The primary Check in opposition to Bangladesh begins in Chennai from Thursday and the second Check can be performed in Kanpur from September 27.
India’s batters like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and Rahul Dravid have typically confirmed too robust for Bangladesh assault.
Whereas India have overwhelmingly dominated the rivalry, Bangladesh’s enchancment within the final decade has added extra competitiveness to their encounters. Gamers like Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Tamim Iqbal have been key contributors for Bangladesh, and their presence has made these contests extra partaking.
Bangladesh can be on a excessive after their Check collection victory in opposition to Pakistan, however former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that the guests don’t have it in them to stun the hosts.
In an unique interview with TimesofIndia.com, Kaif, who performed 13 Checks and 125 ODIs for India, stated that the hosts are very robust in house situations and it could be very robust for Bangladesh to throw up a shock.
On Bangladesh profitable the Check collection in Pakistan and their possibilities in India, Kaif stated, “India are very robust. Pakistan in any case are on a powerful crew. Bangladesh performed very effectively in Pakistan little question about that however even Bangladesh know that they must work very arduous to shock India.”
Kaif continued, “The final time India visited Bangladesh, they misplaced the ODI collection and Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel batted effectively to save lots of a Check, however at the moment some gamers had been lacking and in house situations with the SG ball, India can be robust to beat.”
India’s final Check collection was at house earlier this yr once they beat England 4-1 in February.
“Citing the instance of the England cricket crew, who got here to India using excessive on ‘Bazball’, and even gained the primary Check and had ideas of profitable the collection in India, even they couldn’t do this. When a crew like England misplaced the collection so simply, that proves that this Indian crew is a really balanced one,” Kaif elaborated.
Turning tracks have at all times been the centre of attraction in the case of Check cricket in India and this time each groups have high quality spinners of their ranks.
Concerning the pitches for the each Checks in Chennai and Kanpur, Kaif stated, “Each the Check matches can be performed on black soil pitches having low bounce, each in Chennai and Kanpur.”
Tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is in wonderful type however the mixture would come all the way down to the stability between pacers and spinners within the crew with workload administration of the pacers in thoughts.
On the crew mixture, Kaif stated, “India will certainly play three spinners in Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav and two pacers in Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Kuldeep Yadav would possibly play forward of Axar Patel, it’s a tricky name however Kuldeep is a real wicket-taker and his type just lately has been excellent.”
If the Indian assume tank lay out a turning monitor, it could backfire as Bangladesh even have wonderful spinners of their ranks like Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam. Kaif stated, “The final time when England got here, then India coach Rahul Dravid set an instance that we are going to have sporting tracks, not tracks on which Checks can recover from in a single and a half days, ones that even viewers would take pleasure in, have sufficient in them for batsmen to attain tons of and bowlers to take 5 wickets. When Ravi Shastri was coach and Virat Kohli was captain and South Africa performed a Check in Mohali, the match received over in 2-Three days. However Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma most popular respectable tracks, that’s good for batting at first, and has one thing in it for the spinners, like a correct Check pitch. In opposition to England, India performed on respectable tracks and that’s good for the sport and the followers, in order that good cricket prevails. Even Ajaz Patel took 10 wickets in opposition to India on a turning monitor. So Dravid and Rohit have learnt that we’ve a powerful squad so we gained’t play on an unprepared or a turning pitch, in order that the opposition batting collapses.”
This would be the first Check project for Staff India head coach Gautam Gambhir who changed Dravid.
Kaif continued, “Gautam Gambhir will totally take the recommendation of Rohit Sharma as will probably be his first Check collection. So we’ve high quality bowlers and high quality batsmen. Bangladesh must work very arduous and it’s not simple to beat India in India.”
On India shedding to Sri Lanka within the latest ODI collection, Kaif stated, “In white ball cricket you don’t get the time to bounce again and even weak groups can beat robust groups. However in Check matches, you get two innings, so a shock in a Check is uncommon. Upsets can occur steadily in white ball cricket, however this Indian Check crew has very mature gamers. A participant like Dhruv Jurel must sit out. So this Indian crew is excellent, even higher than England. Rishabh Pant is again, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are there. That is the very best Indian crew and Gambhir would need that the momentum that builds right here goes on until like Australia. This would be the crux of the crew in Australia as effectively. Mohammed Shami would possibly are available Australia instead of a spinner however there gained’t be many modifications. Recreation time for Australia begins from the Bangladesh collection and gamers ought to believe of taking part in within the center by the point they attain Down Underneath.”
The primary Check in opposition to Bangladesh begins in Chennai from Thursday and the second Check can be performed in Kanpur from September 27.
